Download or read book To School Through the Fields written by Alice Taylor and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1991 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are tales about a happy childhood in Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s. The author writes of a way of life which is characterized by its absences - no electricity, running water, record players or washing machines. The rural recollections evoke a life in which a sense of community and a closeness to nature play an important part. The author has also written An Irish Country Diary and Close to Earth.