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Over the Gate

By: Miss Read
Narrated by: Gwen Watford
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A weight-losing recipe sends a portly Victorian housemaid literally sky-high. Mrs Next-Door, the queen of copycats, drives her patient neighbour mad with rage; the tragic tale of the ghost of Fairacre; the touch-and-go romance of Elsie Parker.

In Over the Gate, Miss Read, the village schoolmistress, continues to remember odd incidents and excellent stories and to retell them with characteristic grace and compassion.

©1964 Miss Read' (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Tear-jerking

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a trip into nostalgia. nothing nasty happens in Fairacre a gentle tale of times past.

lovely.

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This edition is a welcome and enjoyable addition to the collection most enjoyable and genuine

Excellent as always

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love the whole series. a trip back in time. the way we used to live

bygone days

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Once again a beautiful journey through the eyes of the residents of fairacre … nice easy listening especially on a Sunday afternoon. Brings a kind of peacefulness to the soul.

Another lovely read

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A lovely story so well read. Most enjoyable as are the other books in this series.

Enchanting

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The usual from Fairacre with the particular notion of looking back at some old wives tales from the community. Fine, but for me this was a bit of a miss when compared to the other stories from Fairacre. Certainly this would not be one of the Miss Read stories that I would be recommending. so many other great ones to choose from, this was mediocre.

good but not the best of the series

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I prefer books with a more cohesive story but this was enjoyable and very well read.

Good Narration

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Please please re-number this book! Yes it’s good, but totally ruined by knowing everything that comes ahead. Surely most people read a series in order and this is pre-Holy Island, so should be 0 not 11!! Come on Audible, get into gear!!

Why oh why?

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I absolutely loved this book . so descriptive and full of a variry of characters . Warm, and made me laugh many a time ❤️

a warm and amusing read

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Gwen Watford is a marvellous narrator of the Miss Read books as she brings the books to life.

Good story

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