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Sto caricando le informazioni... Celebrations at Thrush Green (originale 1992; edizione 2008)di Miss Read
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Celebrations At Thrush Green by Miss Read is the 11th book in her Thrush Green series and I guess it was bound to happen but this volume was rather a dud. Usually I sink into her tales of small village life with a sigh of enjoyment and continues on through to the end of the book. This time, although it was nice to catch up with some of my favourite characters, the story never drew me in. The village is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their school and it has also come to light that their is another centennial to celebrate, that it was also a hundred years since Thrush Green’s most distinguished son, Nathaniel Patten has opened his African mission. A number of years ago a statue of Nathaniel was erected in the village green to celebrate this man, but some felt that this would be a good opportunity to once again recognize this dedicated man. For me, the story centered too much on Nathaniel and his past deeds. I would rather have read more about the plans that the school master was making for the school’s celebrations. I also felt that the story was so concentrated on this one event that the author’s usual details about the seasons and nature were lacking. There is one more book left in the series for me to read, and I hope that the author reverts to her former style and gives Thrush Green the send off it deserves. The village school in Thrush Green is approaching its centenary, and plans for a celebration are underway. Meanwhile, village resident Harold Shoosmith is thrilled to learn of newly discovered letters written by Nathaniel Patten, Thrush Green's most distinguished son, who had gone to Africa as a missionary in the Victorian era. Harold had lived near the African village where Nathaniel Patten had founded a church, a school, and a medical center, and where he was remembered as a hero. Harold retired to Thrush Green because of its connection with Nathaniel Patten, and he reintroduced its current residents to the dedicated missionary who had left there for Africa 100 years ago. School and church decided to combine forces and have a joint celebration of both centenaries. The book describes the year of planning culminating in the centenary celebration. This book is somewhat disappointing compared with other books by this author. It focuses too much on the planning and not enough on the reason for the celebration. There were some side stories, like Winnie Bailey's illness, that detracted from the focus on the event planning, which already suffered from being divided between the school and the Victorian missionary. The narrator of the audio version is good, but not good enough to distract most listeners from the dullness of the story. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML: A major celebration is planned in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green: the village school is in its centenary year; and exactly a hundred years ago, one of the village's most notable residents founded a mission school in Africa. But the preparations are beset with problems: Winnie Bailey's health is not what it was; the new headmaster doesn't appear to be entirely right for the job; and there are mixed reactions to the fundraising appeal for the mission school. But when the big day arrives, there are more reasons for celebration than anyone anticipated. .Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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It messes with my mental picture of Thrush Green to be told that some of its inhabitants are into Star Trek: The Next Generation (or something similar). :)
A few other gems of writing:
Mr. Jones, who rather fancied himself as a medical man, a sort of hedge-doctor, told the assembled company that you could blast gallstones into dust with a few shots of laser rays, but you had to be careful that they didn't damage the red corpuscles.
Blinded with such sophisticated knowledge the company dropped the subject of gall bladders and their treatment, but all agreed that Mrs. Bailey 'would have to watch it' when she came out of hospital.
'If she ever does,' said Albert lugubriously. He liked to have the last word.
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A toddler was sitting on the grass beside a young girl. Winnie recognized them as part of the large Cooke family, noted in the district for fecundity and a distaste for orthodox matrimony.
(Elegantly worded sarcasm tends to amuse me.) ( )