The Headmistress

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Author: Angela ThirkellISBN: 9780349007472Publisher: Little BrownYear first published: 10 Jan 2017Pages: 384 Format: Paperback / softbackBarsetshire in the latter years of the Seco nd World War is a peaceful and gossipy place, but there has been one lively change. A girls' school, evacuated from London, has taken over Harefield Park. Miss Sparling seems to be the perfect headmistress: she dresses as a headmistress should and is an easy and erudite conversationalist. Her new neighbours like her and her pupils respect her, but there is something missing from her life; something which - though she never dreamt it when she arrived - perhaps Barsetshire can provide... Show more