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Laddar... Before the Chalet School: The Bettanys on the Home Front (urspr publ 2015; utgåvan 2015)av Helen Barber (Författare)
VerksinformationThe Bettanys on the Home Front av Helen Barber (2015)
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Future founder of a famous (Chalet) school, Madge Bettany is introduced as a teenage schoolgirl, living with twin brother Dick, their guardian, a nanny, a housekeeper, and of course, a baby sister, Joey of Chalet School fame. The late-summer setting quickly becomes real—part of a world now gone and society in flux, just as evocative as Eleanor Brent-Dyer’s novels set between the wars and later. The people, just as in the earlier author’s books, are pleasingly kind in a world that’s sometimes cruel. Generosity brings rewards. Money brings responsibility. Folly brings punishment which brings its own rewards. And wisdom wins through. Meanwhile World War I is just beginning, and real families suffer real losses, then band together for comfort.
My mother read Chalet School books as a child. Then I read them as a child. And now my mother eagerly collects each new book as it comes out. Helen Barber has certainly caught the flavor of Eleanor Brent-Dyer’s writing, the ethos of gentle faith and wisdom, and the family-friendly feel of school-girl antics. After reading this book I’m hooked and will look forward to raiding Mum's bookshelves on my next visit.
Disclosure: My mother gave me this book. ( )