More Girl's Own Reading: Lorna at Wynyards

It’s fun opening up the boxes and being reunited with my books, although I despair rather at finding I still have too many for the space available. For some reason it’s the children’s books which I want to read again. After finishing my Courtney-fest with The Farm on the Downs and Elizabeth of the Garret Theatre I turned to Lorna at Wynyards by Elinor M Brent-Dyer. The copy shown here is the GGBP reprint.

EBD, as we affectionately call her, is of course best known for her long series of Chalet School books. The first was published in 1925, the last in 1970 and they are still sought after and read today. She wrote another series, known as the La Rochelle books, plus a number of standalones and historical stories. There are however many connections between the books. Like anyone in love, EBD liked to drop the loved one’s name wherever possible; her favourite Joey features in the Lorna books as the famous author Josephine Bettany. ( Lorna at Wynyards )