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Pansy and Atalanta #1
The Rose Window
Set in Edwardian England, Ginnie and Pansy Harcourt are fascinated by the tale of the rose window of the Cathedral. Though the stained glass from the rose window has been missing since Cromwell's time, Ginnie and Pansy are determined to find it.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1964
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Geraldine Symons
13 books1 followerGeraldine (Dorothy) Symons. (Georgina Groves) Died June 1996.
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October 19, 2009
This is the first of five books that Geraldine Symons wrote in the 1960's-1970's about a girl named Pansy growing up in Edwardian England. The first two are not as well known and are a lot harder to find than the last three. Only the last three were published in the United States. It's in the second book that Pansy's friend Atalanta first appears, a forceful character who adds a lot of appeal to the series and whose boldness complements Pansy's quiet introspective nature.
In The Rose Window, Pansy, her older sister Ginie (Virginia), and younger brother Boggles have lately arrived from India to live with their grandfather and two elderly aunts in a cathedral town, that I suspect is based on a real place -- perhaps other Geraldine Symons readers might know. The book takes place over the course of a summer during which Pansy learns about stained glass from one of the cathedral windows which has been missing since Cromwell's time, and devotes herself to searching for it, in between having small adventures with her family and learning more about her new English home. I think that for me, this book suffered in being the fourth book I've read set in this era in a short space of time, and by comparison it seems a little tame and undistinguished. But Symons is in fact a good writer, and Pansy a believable and likable child.
In The Rose Window, Pansy, her older sister Ginie (Virginia), and younger brother Boggles have lately arrived from India to live with their grandfather and two elderly aunts in a cathedral town, that I suspect is based on a real place -- perhaps other Geraldine Symons readers might know. The book takes place over the course of a summer during which Pansy learns about stained glass from one of the cathedral windows which has been missing since Cromwell's time, and devotes herself to searching for it, in between having small adventures with her family and learning more about her new English home. I think that for me, this book suffered in being the fourth book I've read set in this era in a short space of time, and by comparison it seems a little tame and undistinguished. But Symons is in fact a good writer, and Pansy a believable and likable child.
April 16, 2023
This is the last book I took out from Stretford Children's Library. The end of an era if I did but know it. I remembered it after all that time. Always found church/cathedral windows enthralling, possibly as a result of this book.
February 3, 2008
A charming tale, which was one of my favorites when I was young. It gives a good picture of a child's world in Edwardian England.
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