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Chalet School - plot inconsistency bothering me

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VintageGardenia · 26/10/2008 19:19

I don't know why I suddenly thought of this but perhaps my first 3 consecutive glasses of postnatal wine have brought out my inner dullness.

There is a Chalet School book (Exploits?) where some of the girls bake apple pies and mistakenly use cloves of garlic instead of cloves.

Not believable and silly.

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constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:49

I want most of the AF ones, they are just the best books ever imo. I never thought of Ebay, . There is one I have never read that I particularly want, the one where they go to live in Trennels.

Fennel · 27/10/2008 20:49

I still have about 30 chalet school books . as well as Malory Towers and St Clares and a few Antonia Forest and Angela Brazils and Trebizons.

The chalet school books got worse and worse, towards the end. Some of the later ones are utter drivel.

constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:47

Yes I do remember Thekla.
She was a nasty piece of work, wasn't she? Didn't mild mannered (but beautiful) Marie shake her once?

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VintageGardenia · 27/10/2008 20:47

Yes Thekla was Prussian I think, and they thought she was odd for eating cured ham of some kind and snooty about her bloodline or some such.

Oh dear I know them too well. Well, the earlier ones anyway.

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RubyRioja · 27/10/2008 20:46

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Habbibu · 27/10/2008 20:45

which one do you want, constance? There are loads on ebay.

constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:45

The one I want is only £12.

Antonia Forest books are terribly expensive too.

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VintageGardenia · 27/10/2008 20:45

Joyce was cheeky and conceited until Jo gave her a talking to, then she was transformed into a true Chalet Girl and wiped off all her lipstick.

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TotalChaos · 27/10/2008 20:44

anyone remember Thekla Von Stift, one of the few explusions? She was tangled up with Joyce Linton wasn't she?

RubyRioja · 27/10/2008 20:43

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Icanseethesea · 27/10/2008 20:42

Ruby you are kidding! That's got to be a first edition or something, has't it??!!

constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:40

I remember Joyce too, she was mean to one of the teachers.

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VintageGardenia · 27/10/2008 20:39

Joyce Linton is the one I remember.

AIBU to be disappointed that the only careers my daughter can think of are 1. holy orders or 2. teach at her old school? Can anyone link to a doctor for her to marry instead? TIA.

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Habbibu · 27/10/2008 20:39

Just looked on ebay - how many books are there? "Gay from China at the Chalet School" is a new one on me.

constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:38

Wasn't there a make-up wearing girl called Joan?

Icanseethesea · 27/10/2008 20:37

Methinks I may have to track down that missing book - could be dds' inheritance

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VintageGardenia · 27/10/2008 20:36

Remember the Lintons who were a little bit lower class and wore lipstick? Therefore = cheap.

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Habbibu · 27/10/2008 20:35

Ah, of course - the educational saint... Thanks.

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constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:34

St Scholastika

I know too much about this

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VintageGardenia · 27/10/2008 20:33

St Scholastika's

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constancereader · 27/10/2008 20:33

AIBU to think that school staff should not drug my daughter without my explicit consent?

cuttingmeownthroatdibblaaaargh · 27/10/2008 20:33

And when you look at the prices of CS books now, you really wish that they hadn't gone to the charity shop..

Habbibu · 27/10/2008 20:33

What was the rival school called? St Salonika or something?