Over the Gate

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Over the Gate by Miss Read, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Author: Miss Read ISBN: 9780547527192
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication: May 2, 2007
Imprint: Mariner Books Language: English
Author: Miss Read
ISBN: 9780547527192
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication: May 2, 2007
Imprint: Mariner Books
Language: English

“Here you’ll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colorful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter. . . . Delightful.” —Jan Karon

Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved English village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook—and used with alarming consequences—to the tragic story of the village ghost. In Over the Gate, Miss Read retells many of these treasured stories of Fairacre past and present, with characteristic grace and wit.

“Affectionate, humorous, and gently charming . . . sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing.” —The New York Times

“Miss Read has a humble, laughing heart.” —Mademoiselle

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“Here you’ll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colorful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter. . . . Delightful.” —Jan Karon

Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved English village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook—and used with alarming consequences—to the tragic story of the village ghost. In Over the Gate, Miss Read retells many of these treasured stories of Fairacre past and present, with characteristic grace and wit.

“Affectionate, humorous, and gently charming . . . sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing.” —The New York Times

“Miss Read has a humble, laughing heart.” —Mademoiselle

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