Miss Read 
Over the Gate 
The fourth novel in the Fairacre series

A wonderfully nostalgic and entertaining novel of village life from the bestselling author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.’The story of the village goes back a long, long time, and it still goes on. I have listened to my neighbours’ accounts of tales long ago, and with what unfailing curiosity I observe the happenings of today!’From an unusual weight-loss recipe found in an old notebook – and used with alarming consequences – to the queen of copycats who drives her neighbour mad with anger, OVER THE GATE is a hugely entertaining collection of tales from Fairacre, past and present.Miss Read, the schoolmistress, continues to attract odd stories and village folklore, and retells them with her characteristic compassion and humour.