The Year at Thrush Green (1996)

by Miss Read

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Series: Thrush Green (12)

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Fiction. Literature. HTML: *A year in the life of your favorite English villagers from Thrush Green. "Miss Read's novels are sheer delight" (Chicago Tribune).* Circling the seasons at Thrush Green, Miss Read returns to the Cotswold village already beloved by her readers. The snows of January yield to snowdrops and then daffodils. As the spring unfolds, so do the dramas of village life. Dotty Harmer serves up an herbal brew to her neighbor Albert Piggott, who has a soft spot for her despite his crusty façade. Architect Edward Young overhears a rumor that the old people's home he designed may be a bit cramped, and an American stranger arrives in search of family connections. At the Fuchsia Bush restaurant, Albert's wife, Nellie, finds herself in charge when the owner falls ill, and soon she receives two surprising gifts with implications for her past and her future. By year's end, these stories are satisfyingly intertwined, capturing a bygone era with the charm and humor that give Miss Read her enduring appeal. "The more turbulent the real world, the more charming we may find the stability of Miss Read's tiny fictional world." �??Los Angeles Times … (more)

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More charm and gentle neighborliness to be found at Thrush Green. There, the sorrows of life coexist with the comedies and provide reassurance that life always has its compensations. The character I love best in these books is Winnie Bailey, the doctor's widow. She's one of the main ones that looks for those compensations even when life is a bit difficult, and she always takes things in stride, with a kindly humor and self-awareness. I feel drawn to her. Her conversation toward the end of this book about her experience of being married vs. being widowed felt very honest and balanced. However, that is not the quote that I have earmarked to share in my review. Enjoy this comic nugget...
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Before he could decide how best to cope with this strange behaviour, Dotty had recovered herself and was rattling on again about her demise.
"It's the disposal of the body which is the difficulty, as murderers always find. I should really like to be buried in the vegetable garden. All that good humus and those minerals being released slowly into the soil would do so much for the plant growth. However, there seems to be a great reluctance to let me have my way about this, and I suppose it must be cremation after all."
"They do it very nice," said Albert comfortingly.
"Well, I hope so," said Dotty doubtfully. She picked up her mug and drank deeply.
"I suppose the ashes would contribute a certain amount of nourishment," she continued more cheerfully. "I shall tell Connie to put most of it by the rhubarb."
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'Dotty's Collywobbles' was a common local complaint, familiar to Dr. Lovell and his partners, and the inhabitants of Thrush Green and Lulling had soon learned that it was wiser not to broach any of Dotty's sinister brews. No one had actually died, but many had hoped to, when suffering from sampling Dotty's offerings. (

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Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 |

The Year at Thrush Green by Miss Read is the twelfth book about a small rural village in a small corner of England known as the Cotswolds. The inhabitants of Thrush Green are now well known friends and it was a joy to catch up with the latest news and goings-on. The author chose to spread this book over the twelve months of a year, giving us a close look at the passing seasons and how the natural world adapts to the changing weather.

From picturesque descriptions of the countryside to lively gossip about the residents this books was everything I love about this series. Thrush Green in all it’s glory of tidy gardens, thatched cottages, and friendly neighbours comes to life on the pages. These simple stories have a charm and nostalgia that is unique to these books, and with only one book left in the series, I know I am going to miss my visits to Thrush Green. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Miss Read	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Goodall, John S.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Phillips, Sian	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Farewell, Thrush Green : an omnibus volume containing extracts from The world of Thrush Green, Celebrations at Thrush Green, The year at Thrush Green by Miss Read

The Complete Thrush Green Collection: 13 Great Novels by Miss Read

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:

A year in the life of your favorite English villagers from Thrush Green. "Miss Read's novels are sheer delight" (Chicago Tribune).

Circling the seasons at Thrush Green, Miss Read returns to the Cotswold village already beloved by her readers. The snows of January yield to snowdrops and then daffodils. As the spring unfolds, so do the dramas of village life. Dotty Harmer serves up an herbal brew to her neighbor Albert Piggott, who has a soft spot for her despite his crusty façade. Architect Edward Young overhears a rumor that the old people's home he designed may be a bit cramped, and an American stranger arrives in search of family connections. At the Fuchsia Bush restaurant, Albert's wife, Nellie, finds herself in charge when the owner falls ill, and soon she receives two surprising gifts with implications for her past and her future. By year's end, these stories are satisfyingly intertwined, capturing a bygone era with the charm and humor that give Miss Read her enduring appeal.

"The more turbulent the real world, the more charming we may find the stability of Miss Read's tiny fictional world." �??Los Angeles Times

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