Miss Read

Dora Jessie Saint, known by her pen name Miss Read, was an English novelist and former schoolmistress best known for her Fairacre and Thrush Green series depicting nostalgic rural village life. Born in 1913, she trained as a teacher, married Douglas Saint, and began writing after World War II, publishing her debut novel Village School in 1955 which launched her prolific career of over 50 books until 1996.[1][2][3]