RETURN TO THRUSH GREEN

by Miss Read ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 30, 1979

The medicinal value of Miss Read's English-village Thrush Green chronicles should not be underestimated. It can be immensely soothing, after a stressful day, to immerse oneself in the tiny doings of generally dear and gentle people as they run about with their homemade preserves or help to straighten out kinks in the smooth skein of Thrush Green living. For the followers, most of the old lot is active here, including that one thistle among the cultivated upright--sexton Albert Piggot, a ""miserable old faggot"" (not quite the same meaning as in the U.S.). Albert has mixed feelings about the recent departure of his mountainous wife Nellie, who has run off with an oil man--she does return, however (for a brief while) and works for the tight-pursed Misses Lovelock, who count out raisins for the bread pudding. Also on hand: sweet little fragile Agnes Fogerty, the schoolteacher who finds a new home and an old friend; a delightful widow and a nice sixtyish bachelor who make a fine match; and the good young chap who runs the annual Curdle's Fair with his cheery wife Molly (Albert's daughter). And don't forget Dolly Harmer with her dreadful preserves, etc., etc. Nothing happens much, of course, but peaceful it is--like a glass of warm milk.

Pub Date: Aug. 30, 1979

ISBN: 0618219145

Page Count: -

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1979

Categories: FICTION