Celebrations at Thrush Green Book

Our thirty-second Miss Read novel takes us back to her most popular village of Thrush Green, where all kinds of special plans and celebrations are under way. A statue of Nathaniel Patten has graced the village green for years, but little is known of the town's most distinguished son until an unexpected letter arrives. When the correspondence shows that one hundred years have passed since the opening of Nathaniel Patten's mission school in Africa, coinciding with the centenary of Thrush Green's own village school, the townsfolk decide to combine the festivities for a very special celebration indeed. But plans for the festivities are pocked with anxieties. Winnie Bailey's health is not as good as it should be; retired schoolteachers Dorothy Watson and Agnes Fogerty worry that the new headmaster, Alan Lester, might be overly ambitious; and Harold Shoosmith fears that his appeal for the African mission will not be adequately supported. However, when the long-anticipated day arrives, events culminate in more than one cause for rejoicing. With this delightful story of the Cotswold village and its much loved residents, Miss Read's warm and humorous observation of the drama of country life will captivate her many readers once again. The book is complemented as always by John S. Goodall's delightful line drawings.

Miss Read's 36th novel takes readers back to the village of Thrush Green, where special plans and celebrations are being made for the village school's 100th anniversary celebration. And although plans become complicated, events culminate in a very special celebration. Illustrated.