BEYOND THE VILLAGE GREEN. INFORMATIONandPRICES

BEYOND THE VILLAGE GREEN

2009 AUDIO AND 2007 PRINT EDITIONS

FOREWORD

Beyond the village Green is the story of a life in a Berkshire village at peace and at war. A life born in and of the great depression punctuated by candle light, quaint shops, fields of flowers, Chapel trips to the seaside in open top charabancs, a life in service and war work. Finally the writer tells us of her discovery that village life as she had known it was gone. The village life of her childhood had been taken over by new people. Cottager’s homes had become valuable property and the days of the cottager was fading fast, even for those having roots in the village stretching back over a hundred years.

Mabel still lives in the village.

THE AUTHOR

Mabel Coppins was born and educated in the Berkshire village of Holyport. She is widowed and for many years she looked after her blind sister. Her interests are gardening, animals, especially cats, making pressed flower cards and village conservation.

Mabel wrote this story in the early 80’s and the first edition was published in 1983. It was reprinted as a second edition in 1997 and as a third edition in 2007. The third edition includes photographs of the places Mabel talks about.

MABEL