![]() ![]() Melodrama! Oh, the poor, poor orphans! This isn't quite up to par with Streatfeild's best writing but is still a decent, if over dramatic, tale of orphans who overcome tragedy. ![]() It didn't feel as if it fit with the rest of the book.But other than that, it's excellent - and a little more thought-provoking than others by this author. There are some dramatic events in the last couple of chapters, then suddenly all problems are solved in a 'deus ex machina' way in about two pages. ![]() My only criticism of the book is that it ends very abruptly. The story moves along rapidly and I enjoyed it very much. ![]() But that's not a bad thing in a book intended for this agegroup. The book revolves around the children's gradual adaptation to British life, and also Anna's persistence in needing to find ballet classes and a teacher who will take her seriously.As ever with this author's work, the children are delightful - a mixture of good and bad, responsible and irresponsible - and the adults rather caricatured. Unfortunately they disapprove of dancing, yet Anna is determined to be a ballet dancer. This book is about three children - Francesco, Gussie and Anna - who are taken from Eastern Europe to England to live with their Aunt and Uncle. ![]()
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