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Cargando... At Home in Thrush Green (1985)por Miss Read
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 |   Visiting Thrush Green is like stepping back in time. These gentle novels set in the British countryside describe a way of life that has long disappeared. Tea parties, flower shows, thatched cottages, and old-fashioned holiday celebrations are described with gentle wit and sly humor. These books are comfort reads for me and although seemingly slight in content, they both charm and delight me. (  ) DeltaQueen50 | Jun 25, 2016 |  ) Cariola | Mar 1, 2011 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesThrush Green (8)
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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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What I like about these characters is that they refuse to let life become melodramatic. They may worry about things, but they pretty much say what they need to say in order to keep the air clear and go on about their business. No one gets overreached or overwhelmed for long. And they manage to do it with a general kindliness. Which is comforting. Not that there's not also sly humor peeping around the corners... because there is, and it's fun.
For instance:
She suddenly remembered an anecdote about Winston Churchill, who was asked, during the war, if he worried much at night.
"No," answered the old warrior, "I think: 'To hell with everybody!' and I go to sleep."
And very sound advice to follow, thought Connie, turning her face towards the pillow. (