The Chalet School at Glendower House

by Sheryl Burke

Part of the Chalet School is off to the Görnetz Platz in the Swiss Oberland. But what of the girls left behind at the English branch in Carnbach? It’s hard for them to settle down knowing their friends are having adventures in the Alps, and new girl Doris Howell discovers she has joined a school still finding its feet. Will it all be plain sailing or will resentments and unease mar the first term at Glendower House? The girls have been left the well-known brown and flame uniform but have to work to make sure the Chalet School spirit has stayed with them as well. As Doris Hill misses Mary-Lou, and Cherry Christy comes out from the shadow of her infantile paralysis, Doris Howell finds friends, and mistresses rekindle old friendships. The Sixth Form’s sense of unity creates a new tradition, while the Fourth Formers devise a plan to make their new school stand out. In a term packed with unexpected excitement, the school gradually comes together under the leadership of Miss Edwards, and with the help of some inspired ideas from a new Quintette.

Genres: School Stories

304 pages, Paperback

Published December 6, 2024

Reviews

[Readsandeats · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great fill in.
We are with the Chalet School girls whose parents for whatever reason decided that they were not going to Switzerland with the others. It is about them and those who join the school as they forge their own identity. We also see how some of the girls from the series get on as they stay in Wales and how they react to being serapated from their friends.
Love this book. I really enjoyed seeing how the school adapated and became their own branch. How the Swiss contingent reacted to what their Welsh counterparts were doing. I really hope that others will write more fill ins for this branch of the Chalet School

[Anne Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great fill in with some familiar names returning.

As is always the case with these, nothing really momentous happens as this would have been mentioned in the EBD books. This means no school burning down, charabanc accidents etc but still a good read.

In future books I’d love Madge Russell to be a bit more of a character.

Remembrance Sunday is a really nice touch, inexplicably missed out of the original series. We are given a good explanation for this in the Swiss books as Switzerland was neutral, but wonder why it was never mentioned during the Welsh years?

Enjoyed reading this and hope for more Glendower tales.

[Jane Irish Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This new fill-in novel in the Chalet School series covers the first term for those girls left behind at Glendower House in Wales, when the rest of the school moves to Switzerland. Naturally some of these girls are missing their friends, while a few new girls join the school. New friendships are formed and new traditions created by these Chalet girls.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fantastic. I have waited a long time to read this story.

[Emma Sadeghi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took me a little while to get into it but really loved it when I did. A very believable fill-in for Glendower House.

[Jen Pritchard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learnt many new facts about history and religion when reading this!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very EBDish