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Chalet School - Complete
Juliet of the Chalet School
Juliet of the Chalet School covers the Christmas term between Jo of the Chalet School and The Princess of the Chalet School.
301 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2006
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June 5, 2015
A fill-in which is so Chalet School, it's practically EBD. New girls who are secretly related to each other, Grizel marching around being bossy, some excellent pranks, a terrific storm, snow-blindness and ski-ing, bronchitis ... this is good stuff.
Of course, this isn't real EBD, so the bonkersness rating is very low indeed. But at this stage in the series, that's not really a criticism. And it is certainly superior to EBD in at least one respect, the quite masterful summing up of the Christmas play as follows:
...from the moment the girls, clad in simple frocks of white silk, filed on to the specially constructed dais to sing the first madrigal, until the closing notes of 'Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning', the audience was enthralled.
And that's it. So much better than the line by line description, punctuated with the lyrics of carols, that we usually have to plough through.
Juliet herself makes a convincing transformation in this book, from somewhat drippy to confidently authoritative. EBD herself neglected Juliet a bit, mostly seeming to use her as a plot device in the Tyrol books and then shuffling her off into marital obscurity (her husband is a barrister rather than a doctor). So it's good to have Juliet here in a starring role.
But my favourite character in this book is the newly-arrived Miss Wilson. Her character is brilliantly caught - she's exactly as she is in later books, except with no experience. It takes exceptional talent to do that sort of back-charactering convincingly. Full marks.
Of course, this isn't real EBD, so the bonkersness rating is very low indeed. But at this stage in the series, that's not really a criticism. And it is certainly superior to EBD in at least one respect, the quite masterful summing up of the Christmas play as follows:
...from the moment the girls, clad in simple frocks of white silk, filed on to the specially constructed dais to sing the first madrigal, until the closing notes of 'Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning', the audience was enthralled.
And that's it. So much better than the line by line description, punctuated with the lyrics of carols, that we usually have to plough through.
Juliet herself makes a convincing transformation in this book, from somewhat drippy to confidently authoritative. EBD herself neglected Juliet a bit, mostly seeming to use her as a plot device in the Tyrol books and then shuffling her off into marital obscurity (her husband is a barrister rather than a doctor). So it's good to have Juliet here in a starring role.
But my favourite character in this book is the newly-arrived Miss Wilson. Her character is brilliantly caught - she's exactly as she is in later books, except with no experience. It takes exceptional talent to do that sort of back-charactering convincingly. Full marks.
May 29, 2024
Another wonderful fill in.
In many ways this book shows how hard it was for Jo, not haivng a home per say and having to not only live in the school all the time but having her sister as Headmistress and well as a sister. There are times that Madge forgets that she is Jo's sister.
It was good to see Juilet come into her own and prove that she is a good Head Girl. Loved seeing her confidence come through.
In many ways this book shows how hard it was for Jo, not haivng a home per say and having to not only live in the school all the time but having her sister as Headmistress and well as a sister. There are times that Madge forgets that she is Jo's sister.
It was good to see Juilet come into her own and prove that she is a good Head Girl. Loved seeing her confidence come through.
July 7, 2011
5 stars not so much for being brilliant fiction but for bring an excellently written chalet school fill in. Bravo!
May 29, 2025
Very good facsimile of EBD's writing and a great addition to the fill ins!
August 16, 2007
Not one of the best fill-ins, but an okay read nonetheless.
September 15, 2023
Really enjoyed it
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