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Prudence by a mile. Erica is a nasty person as well.

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing this

That’s an interesting thought. Enid certainly had a troubled upbringing and perhaps she saw Imogen in herself. It’s entirely possible she had PND . It’s just they are so different, one portraying her mother as cold and distant and the other saying otherwise The actress Joan Crawford adopted 4 childr...

I haven’t read Imogen Smallwood’s book about her mother, but by all accounts they had a very troubled relationship. On the other hand Gillan paints a totally different picture of Enid and appears to have had much happier memories and spent a lot of time trying to salvage her mother’s reputation. I b...

pete9012S wrote: ↑08 May 2022, 01:00

John Pickup wrote: ↑07 May 2022, 20:26 Surely to make her a member would make Susie's day. That was always her goal.

Great idea John - then ditch that pompous overbearing know it all!

Totally agree. Peter is one of my least favourite Enid Blyton characters.

natalieb wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 15:21 Janet is the natural leader. I hate Peter. Bossy prat and sexist, to boot.

I’m not keen on him either. We wouldn’t have put up with him. He’d probably have got a thump. Julian is a bit bossy, but he’s not arrogant. I like Janet as well

https://i.imgur.com/q3DO1az.jpg?1 Glad to hear you are rebuilding your collection Silky moon. In 2019 I managed to buy the eleven books above for £8 - the postage was a fair £5.99 Then I hunted down the extra ones I still needed. I then managed to locate a fair priced 1970's Derek Lucas set as well...

I think we have to remember that it is a different era. Times change. I don’t care what people’s background are, whether they have money or not, it’s about the person. I did find the treatment of Sheila Naylor galling, one of the few times I’ve cringed, but the treatment of “ Saint Catherine” was fa...

I’m rereading the Secret Seven books and have just ordered some more on eBay-( the Knight/ Brockhampton editions ). Whilst they don’t hold a candle to the likes of the Famous Five or the Find Outers, I think they allowed Enid to develop the later “investigation books”. I like Go Ahead Secret Seven a...

Boatbuilder wrote: ↑06 Apr 2022, 12:27 Maybe there should have been a third option in the poll 'No Real Preference'.

I decided not to. No fence sitting

It’s really interesting, I’m one of the few who prefer SC . But if I had to pick the best book out of both of the series, it would be Second Form At Mallory Towers

St Clare’s or Malory Towers? Which series do you prefer?

I love Mr Pink-Whistle. Very kind, but not afraid to mete out summary justice when needed

I really like it, one of my favourite of the series