Mrs Pringle

by Miss Read

Other authorsIllus by John S. Goodall. (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1989

Call number

FIC REA

Collection

Publication

Michael Joseph (1989), Edition: 1st.ed., 176 pages

Description

Through the eyes of many Fairacre friends, we trace Mrs. Pringle's life and her stormy standing as the redoubtable cleaner of the town's school. However maddening she is, life at Fairacre would be poorer without her.

User reviews

LibraryThing member infinitechoice
A gentle novel set in a small English village. Schoolteacher Miss Read recounts the joys and the occasional headaches of village life, through the lens of her experiences dealing with the crusty custodian Mrs. Pringle. Cantankerous but hardworking, Mrs. Pringle presents a challenge to all she
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meets, including Miss Read. However, the years of interaction show a soft side to the formidable lady, too.
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LibraryThing member satyridae
This was less successful than most of the other books for me because it was a rehash of all the Mrs. Pringle stories told in the earlier books. I would probably have liked it better if I were not doing an intensive start to finish read of the series. But I am.

Pages

176

ISBN

0718132734 / 9780718132736
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