"Not a wasted word", one comment made during discussion of this gem at my book group. Marigold Green is growing up in a boys' boarding school where her father is a house master. She is nicknamed Bilgewater by the boys ('Bill's daughter'). Perfectly captures the agonies suffered by an adolescent who feels she doesn't fit in. Originally written as children's fiction but now classified as adult. Captures the atmosphere of 1950's England. Poignant and very funny.
(Mary Standing - bwl 49 January 2009 ) |
