Time Remembered

An affectionate and unashamedly nostalgic portrait of 'Miss Read's' first introduction to village life and to the village school.

At the age of seven Dora Saint, the young girl who later, as 'Miss Read', became a household name, moved from the hustle of London to the small village of Chelsfield in Kent--and into a new magical world.

The three years--1921 to 1924--that 'Miss Read' spent at the village school were, she fondly recalls, one of the happiest periods of her life. Drawing on memories of friends and events, from classroom dramas, the joys of exploring woods and lanes rich in wildflowers and birdlife, to toffee-making and the treat of a lift on the corn-chandler's cart, 'Miss Read' vividly transports the reader to the pleasures and fun of a close-knit community.