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Escape the strain and stress of fast-paced modern life with a comforting visit with folks in Thrush Green -- a small fictional community in the British Cotswolds. Normally Thrush Green is a peaceful place, but in the course of one autumn and winter a series of disputes threatens the villagers. One issue that riles the townsfolk has to do with a proposal to tidy the neglected churchyard. And in the village school, an experienced teacher Miss Fogerty finds her patience sorely tried by the new teacher, young Miss Potter. All the wagging tongues and delightfully intertwined lives will bring a smile to even the most stressed of listeners.

Miss Read is a pseudonym for Dora Jessie Saint, who wrote prolifically based on her life as a teacher in a small English village. She wrote 30 novels in her Thrush Green and Fairacre series. She began her writing career as an essayist for the British magazine Punch and has been a scriptwriter for BBC. Retired now from both teaching and writing, she recently celebrated her 86th birthday and lives in a tiny Berkshire hamlet.

Gwen Watford (1927-1994) enjoyed an award winning acting career that spanned decades and included numerous stage, screen, and television performances.

"We humbly thank Miss Read for the enormous richness, charm and delight she has added to our days." -- Jan Karon, author of the popular Mitford books, as posted to the Penguin Putnam, Inc., web page.

Written by Miss Read - Performed by Gwen Watford - Unabridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES

Publisher, Audio Partners (February 2000)