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      Over the Gate

      by Miss Read
      Published
      Jan 1964
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      240
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      Series
      Fairacre Book 5

      About This Book

      "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

      Series Placement

      Series
      Fairacre
      Book 5
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      General Fiction

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      Mar 1988 Academy Chicago Publishers ISBN13 9780897332989 ISBN10 0897332989
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      Aug 2007 Houghton Mifflin ISBN13 9780618884179 ISBN10 0618884173
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      Aug 2007 Orion (UK) ISBN13 9780752882314 ISBN10 0752882317
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      May 2007 Harcourt ISBN13 9780547527192 ISBN10 0547527195
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      May 2007 Houghton Mifflin ISBN10 B004H1UEQS
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      Apr 1993 Chivers Audio Books ISBN13 9780745141275 ISBN10 0745141277
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      Nov 1996 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN13 9780783816562 ISBN10 0783816561
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      Nov 1996 Chivers ISBN13 9780745149684 ISBN10 0745149685
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