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Storm in the Village

by Read

A village faces change

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A village faces change

Fairacre’s immediate concern is the proposed development of Farmer Miller’s Hundred Acre Field, but the plans also raise fears about the village school and the future shape of the community. The threatened landscape gives the villagers a shared cause, while the description also points to changes in individual lives: a young girl’s first love and an older woman’s new role. The novel brings these personal transitions into a story about local ties and the effort to preserve a rural village as development approaches.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in village communities facing real-estate development and possible school closure.
  • Readers who enjoy fiction that combines community concerns with personal milestones, including first love and a new stage of life.

Themes

Rural development and community changeLocal solidarityFirst loveLife transitions

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Book overview

Trouble brews in the tiny country village of Fairacre when it is discovered that Farmer Miller's Hundred Acre Field is slated for real estate development. Alarming rumors are circulating, among them the fear that the village school may close. The endearing schoolmistress Miss Read brings her inimitable blend of affection and clear-sighted candor to this report, in which a young girl finds her first love, an older woman accepts a new role in life, and the impassioned battle to save the village from being engulfed is at the forefront of every villager's mind.

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