Another of the excellent novels about school teacher Miss Read, at the village school of Fairacre. These books always seem like old friends to me, and I feel as if I know the characters as my friends. There is no profanity, violence, or sex in these novels, just a good story, although the people in them experience the usual sorrows and joys of life. By no means preachy or boring, these stories bring to mind life in a small British village. ( )

And I've finished the penultimate Fairacre book. I find the character of Miss Read to be very compatible, very approachable, and lots of fun to spend time with. Here, she's ready to say goodbye to her little school but not without the usual amount of village upsets. No diminution of sweetness here at the end of the series. ( )