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Tag Archives: Jill Saint

Miss Read’s Thrush Green

Victoria Connelly Posted on 30th May 2019 by Victoria31st May 2019

Last Sunday, I travelled to the heart of the Cotswolds to a very special place – Wood Green near Witney – the inspiration behind Miss Read’s fictional ‘Thrush Green’. I’ve visited here before, but it’s always a joy to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal | Tagged Dora Saint, Jill Saint, Miss Read, Miss Read Remembered, Ron Perry, The Redlynch Players, Thrush Green, Wood Green | 4 Replies

A Miss Read day at Minster Lovell

Victoria Connelly Posted on 10th September 2016 by Victoria8th February 2020

This week, I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Jill Saint, daughter of Dora Saint, who wrote as ‘Miss Read’. We met for lunch at The Swan in Minster Lovell in the heart of the Cotswolds. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal | Tagged Dora Saint, Jill Saint, Minster Lovell, Miss Read, News from Thrush Green, River Windrush | 8 Replies

Finding Fairacre

Victoria Connelly Posted on 19th May 2015 by Victoria19th May 2015

Earlier this month, my husband and I spent a day in the beautiful countryside of West Berkshire, meeting up with Jill Saint – the daughter of Dora Saint who wrote as ‘Miss Read’. It’s no secret that I’m a huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal | Tagged Chieveley, Dora Saint, Fairacre, J S Goodall, Jill Saint, Michael Joseph Ltd, Miss Read, Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love, Peasemore, Robert Lusty, Tales from a Village School, The Lucky Hole, The Observer, Thrush Green, Village School | 17 Replies

Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love

Victoria Connelly Posted on 2nd December 2013 by Victoria2nd December 2013

Last summer, I heard about the release of a brand new Miss Read book. Dora Saint’s daughter, Jill, had been helping to collate the articles and essays which her mother had written before her more famous Fairacre and Thrush Green … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal | Tagged Dora Saint, Jill Saint, Miss Read, Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love | 8 Replies

Happy 100th Birthday, Miss Read!

Victoria Connelly Posted on 17th April 2013 by Victoria10th February 2020

It’s no secret that I’m a big Miss Read fan. Her Fairacre books are amongst my favourite and I even named our first flock of ex-battery hens after characters from her novels. Sadly, Dora Saint (who wrote as ‘Miss Read’) … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal | Tagged Denman College, Dick Francis, Dora Saint, Fairacre, Jill Saint, JS Goodall, Miss Read, Thrush Green, Village Diary, Village School | 54 Replies

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