Fairacre's local schoolteacher, Miss Read, watches with interest as the four cottages known as Tyler's Row are put on the market. Her interest is nowhere near as piqued as some of the other villagers though, particularly the curmudgeonly Mrs Pringle, who are all desperate to know who is going to take on the cottages. Rumours abound, until it is finally revealed that Peter and Diana Hale from nearby Caxley are the new owners. The two end cottages are still inhabited by tenants, however, and before long, the Hales realise that the peaceful existence that they envisaged is unlikely to be realised when their tenants throw insults at each other. Can they get rid of their ...  Read the complete review