"This novel continues the stories of the characters who inhabit the little English village of Fairacre. A particular cause for concern is that Dolly Claire, who used to teach at the village school, is now seriously ill."@en
"The town of Fairacre prevails despite the old school's attendance growing smaller and outsiders moving into the community."
"While Fairacre's new commuter lifestyle causes a sharp decline in enrollment at Miss Read's school, Miss Read focuses her attention on the ill health of her old friend, Dolly Clare."
"Fairacre is changing, even though this downland village and Miss Read's school may still look as they did one hundred years ago. The old cottages where the community once lived are being bought by outsiders, and the new commuter lifestyle has taken children to other schools. Numbers at the Fairacre school are so low, Miss Read fears the school may close. Miss Read is even more concerned about the ill health of her longtime friend Dolly Clare. But Amy, Miss Read's old college friend, gives support, and life is always stimulated by the irascible school cleaner, Mrs. Pringle. Despite the disruptions to the tranquility of village life, the people of Fairacre prevail, as always, in an uplifting and vastly entertaining way."@en

Changes at Fairacre