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At Home in Thrush Green
Miss Read
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0618238581

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It is spring in the village of Thrush Green. In neighboring Lulling, Charles Henstock admires the blooming garden of his new vicarage, glad that the squabbles with his parishoners in Affairs at Thrush Green are settled. And yet the good vicar wistfully recalls his former home - the ugly, old rectory of Thrush Green, which burned to the ground. Now, from the rectory's ruins, the villagers are building eight retirement homes for the older folks most in need. But how to choose who will live there? How will they get on together? And how will they accommodate the dogs, cats, and birds that must come along? The spring has brought a new crop of dilemmas, but Dr. Henstock and the villagers are determined to make the old people feel at home in Thrush Green. In the end, harmony is restored to this tiny fictional world. With wit and grace, Miss Read has charmed numerous critics and won the loyalty of readers who will happily find themselves once more At Home in Thrush Green.

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Comfort reading.......2002-11-16

Miss Read's books are as comforting as cup of hot tea on a cold day. The world of Thrush Green is endearing but not so perfect that it is uninteresting. It is inhabited by characters that are by turn charming,wise,eccentric and down-right irritating! The stories, set in a fictional town in modern England, portray a pace of life that is appealing to those of us who live in the busy, disconnected world of 21st century America and while they are somewhat idealized, the real world is allowed to intrude and the characters must deal with some of the same situations we face in our own lives....aging relatives, loss and disappointment. Yet the book always leaves you with the feeling that life is good. If you like Jan Karon or Jane Austen, you will love Miss Read.

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At Home in Thrush Green
Gwen Watford Miss Read
Manufacturer: Chivers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: B000OTAW2I

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at Home in Thrush Green

Manufacturer: Chivers Press Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0754030369

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AT HOME IN THRUSH GREEN
MISS READ
Manufacturer: PENGUIN
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S67DLU

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At Home in Thrush Green
Miss Read
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Canada, Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000MILSBK

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At Home in Thrush Green
Miss Read
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OOBOQG

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At Home in Thrush Green
Miss Read
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIV90S

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At Home in Thrush Green

Manufacturer: Thorndike Pr (Largeprint)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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