Bride Leads the Chalet School
Synopsis:
The Bettany family have spent a quiet Christmas at home after the operation on Mrs Bettany the previous November (see SHOCKS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL). Mrs Bettany is recuperating but it will be a long time before she is fully recovered.
It has almost been decided that Peggy would give up her final year at the Oberland branch to look after her Mother. However, fate lends a hand and a letter arrives from their Aunt Bridgie offering to come and be housekeeper for a year before she departs to live with her daughter and son-in-law in Kenya.
Bride is then shocked by the arrival of Miss Annersley who drops a bombshell in that Loveday Perowne has had to go to South America with her parents and has left the Chalet School. Therefore a new Head Girl must be appointed and it is to be Bride.
Bride hopes to have a peaceful two terms but it is not to be. The school is shocked to find that the other Chalet School, the one at Tanswick (see WRONG CHALET SCHOOL), has joined them, as it had closed down and most of its pupils transferred to the Island.
One major change is the creation of a new form, Upper IVB, which means promotions for several pupils. Two new girls look like being trouble: Diana Skelton and Marion Tovey, both have been influenced by the Tanswick regime. Marion cheeks the prefects and mistresses while Diana puts on airs and also has run-ins with the prefects.
contributed by Amanda Crawford, England __ working from a hardback edition
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