The Howards of Caxley (1967)

by Miss Read

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Series: The Caxley Chronicles (2)

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The last decade of old Septimus Howard's life sees many upheavals. War comes to Caxley & his favorite grandson Edward, a pilot, brings home a wife too cool by half for the Howard family's taste. The Howards' restaurant in the Market Square survives the shortages but its temperamental manager, Robert is slipping past the point when eccentricity becomes madness… (more)

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Miss Read is best known for her Fairacre and Thrush Green village novels which are many. This book is set in Caxley, which is a larger market town. It's a sort of family saga, but not nearly as long as some, centering around a family of small business owners. A great comfort read.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Miss Read	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Barrie, June	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The last decade of old Septimus Howard's life sees many upheavals. War comes to Caxley & his favorite grandson Edward, a pilot, brings home a wife too cool by half for the Howard family's taste. The Howards' restaurant in the Market Square survives the shortages but its temperamental manager, Robert is slipping past the point when eccentricity becomes madness

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