so far beyond

The Antonia Forest books have suddenly (after book 4) gone so far beyond "boarding school books" I am in awe. Oh my... I have never been so on the edge of my seat for plot events so very inconsequential. I also cried several times. Especially when Patrick was reciting poetry in the dark and they were galloping. Also during the entire play at the end. There is a point in reading a long series of books where you realize that the books themselves are only episodes and the story is longer and that the story has to be longer or it wouldn't be told right. That it is so complicated it couldn't be expressed properly otherwise.

There are very tiny, yet clear, glimpses of adults. It's so well done!

Nicola is all very well but of course I like Lawrie best.