Farewell to Fairacre

The last novel in the beloved Fairacre series finds Miss Read with important decisions to make. Gradually worsening health forces her to consider an early retirement. John Jenkins a handsome newcomer competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school''s roll but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil readers can rest assured that FAREWELL TO FAIRACRE boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers gentle humor and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs larks and blackthorn bushes.