About Miss Read
Miss
Read, whose real name
was Dora Jessie Saint, (1913–2012) was an English novelist, by profession a
schoolmistress. Her pseudonym was derived from her mother's maiden name. She is
best known for two series of novels set in the British countryside, the
Fairacre series and the Thrush Green series. She also wrote nonfiction,
including two volumes of autobiography. She retired in 1996, and in 1998 she
was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to
literature.
About Gwen Watford
Gwen Watford (1927–1994)
was an accomplished stage actress whose many appearances included Abiding Passions, A Woman of No Importance, and The
Cabinet Minister. She was also a familiar television face, her credits
including The Alien Corn, Relatively Speaking, and The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.