Any Antonia Forest fans out there?

[seeker]

My dd likes Lawrie better than Nicky! Where did I go wrong?

One of my favourite Lawrie bits is her chucking Ariel to get Caliban, and it not working twice (re Shepherd's boy), then the staff thinking she was super mature for it and giving her the prize. Which meant Nicola didn't have to leave school.

I'm waiting until I have forgotten the books a bit more (unlikely!) and then I'm going to read them all in order - Autumn Term through to Run Away Home. Might have to wait until DD2 is at school for that.

I think I saw the MAstermind where someone did Antonia Forest

thanks v.much for the Peyton list franny. I read Fly by Night and teh Team way back when in my pony mad phase, but not the otehrs

am now off to spend loadsa cash ordering Antonia Forest books from the UK. MY slightly barmy 50 year old cousin (who works in a library) is a huge fan too and lent me the book to reread

the BOOKS even
the four main ones that used to be out in Puffin

There's a lot of clarrss issues embedded there, aren't there. Miranda & the Marlows are dreadful snobs, except possibly Ann - always saying things like 'Yvonne something, that common little soul in UVB'! Day girls are obviously infra dig. And Giles in his arran sweater sounds like the most godawful libertarian tory boy. (I do love them all tho)

am up for a quiz
this is the most lively AF thread we have had since I have been on MN, I think

I am so disappointed - I have only read four of the school books, but reading all of your comments has made me want to read the rest. So, I went on the Essex libraries website thinking they are bound to have them, and they only have the Autumn Term! In the whole of Essex!

I am now going to ask every single person I meet from now on (other mums, postman, dentist etc.) whether they own any Antonia Forest and will lend them to me.

I don't think the class issues are "embedded", cockles - I think they are galloping all over the plot in hobnailed boots!

For example, I suspect that the reason Merrick Pere et Mere object to Ginty is that despite her background, she just isn't "quite our sort" Anthony Merrick is obviously an old school noblesse oblige type Tory - and I suspect that Ann is the token potential woolly minded libera; - maybe even labour voter!

I can't quite imagine Ann voting labour. But maybe she would surprise me.

I thought Merrick Pere et Mere didn't approve of Ginty because she's too flighty and shallow? (And not Catholic).

I think they rightly spotted that she was likely to end up a bit of a millstone rather than a supportive life partner

I think the class thing probably came into it, at least subconsciously
but you can't see Mr Merrick being so snooty about Nicola for example, can you? so I think it was more Ginty's personality

But Mrs Merrick didn't seem to like Nick that much either did she? (or so Nick thought anyway)

Probably though she would be one of those MILs who'd never think anyone was good enough for her son

Yes, I think she was more of a snob than Mr Merrick.

I loved that bit when a prefect has to come to the common room and tell Nicola "your MP wishes to speak with you" - hilarious.

no Mrs didn't terribly did she? although it's possible she may have been being a bit disapproving of ALL Marlows because of Ginty?

LOL that was Val Longstreet again! superb bit

I think Franny may win the quiz

oh I am not sure
a few things have stuck from latest rereads but I don't know several titles well at all

I'm prepared to take her on. Franny - choose your weapons!

oh dear
well who was offering to quiz us?

I will do End of Term and Autumn Term

because they are they only two I have read [sob sob]

The bit that always wrenches me is Rowan farming when she doesn't really want to, because Commander Marlow couldn't possibly give up His Career, yet he really wants the land!
As for Ginty, she should have stuck with Unity Logan instead of messing with Patrick.

Yes, but it was because Unity was off for so long that she was messing with Patrick.

Isn't that how the phoning began?

I think she slunk off to Unity's for the holidays so she did not have to see Patrick (who in any event was going to be snogging the French au pair - Claudie).

i will quiz you. i have been thinking up catorgories .

'But Rowan, do you like farming?'
'I will, I think, when I've finished clamping mangolds'