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I see I haven’t posted about any Irene Mossop books here before, although I have some of her books, ( Read more... ) I liked it more than ‘Girls of Deepdene’, but not as much as ‘Tenth at Trinder’s’ for what that’s worth.

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Tenth at Trinder’s: Dorothea Moore (Cassell, 1927)

Although its heroine, an extraordinary new girl, does ever more impressive stunts, even allowing for her being a good gymnast, this book is funny enough to get away with it. ( Read more... )

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I’ve been watching bits of this year’s United Cup, thanks to the Tennis Channel replaying matches after they happened, but because of the time difference, it was sometimes confusing and hard to follow. Every country has to put forward a men’s singles and woman’s singles player and mixed doubles team, and I think the points were more complicated than a simple win giving you a point, which played into who got out of the group stages, half of which were played in Perth – surely giving an advantage to the teams playing in Sydney, where the final stages were all played.

Most players won and lost ( Read more... )

What's this? A review of a proper Girls Own book? I admit they've been few and far between this year, but I haven't read many in 2025.

The Chivalrous Fifth: Christine Chaundler. Nelson.

I’m not entirely convinced that ‘chivalrous’ is the right adjective here, although I can’t suggest a better alternative. Anyway, Five B at St Cecilia’s is ( Read more... )

Homestead: Rosina Lippi. Flamingo (HarperCollins) 2001

The blurb describes this as a novel, I read it more as a collection of related stories, following the women of Rosenau, an amalgamation of villages in the western Austrian alps, over most of the twentieth century, ( Read more... )

The Little Dancer: Lorna Hill. Award Publications, 1997

The latest in the ‘Dancer’ series about Annette Dancy and friends follows them from ( Read more... )

Mariana: Monica Dickens
Persephone Books, 2022 reprint

Persephone tried to sell this as ( Read more... )

All Fall Down: Ally Carter
Embassy Row 1, Orchard Books, 2015

I’ve read the Gallagher Girls and Heist Society series by Ally Carter, preferring the latter. One thing ‘All Fall Down’ shares with them is ( Read more... )