Book description
The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a
way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang
up their stockings, families go to church together, everyone enjoys
treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers
make their way round the cottages on the green, it seems as if Christmas
will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it
seems. Phyllida and Frank have their work cut out for them when they
agree to take on the Nativity play - made all the more difficult by an
outbreak of chicken pox. The indomitable Ella has lived in Thrush Green
for as long as anyone can remember, but lately she has been behaving
strangely. Then there are the dreadful Burwells, newcomers to Thrush
Green, who cause something of a stir with their 'home improvements'. For
Nelly, owner of The Fuchsia Bush tea shop, Christmas is an especially
busy time, with people dropping in for much-needed refreshment, weary
from all their Christmas shopping, but then she receives an unexpected
letter. Miss Read was a teacher by profession who started writing
after the Second World War. In additional to her novels, she has written
on educational and country matters, and worked as a script-writer for
the BBC. She lives in Berkshire, and was made an MBE for her services to
literature.
