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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsCould this be read as a book about the harsh realities of the ballet world and the people who fail in ballet but make slightly different dreams come true SureBut I read it as a book of frankly ridiculous privilege afforded to someone to grows up rich decides sh

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsThis book really comforted me when I was young because the heroine worked and tried and worked and hoped yet was totally rubbish right up to the end when a twist that I won't give away reveals that a change of directionfocuslocation can make everything come good What a great message for a miserable and rather unsuccessful youngster Don't give up 'The game's not won or lost until the last co

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsThese are the most beautiful books I own The hardback editions of the Chalet School come close to them that is when I can sell my liver to afford one but somehow they never uite reach the great grace of the Sadler's Wells books I think it all centres on that front cover and the way that they all of them catch light so well These are sunlight morning books full of warmth and glowing life The artist Esme Verity is actually Hill's daughter working under a pseudonym And she's gifted incredibly These are such painterly elouent booksSo to No Castanets at the Wells the third in this vibrant series As with many of the authors I love Hill was at her best early on in her series and this is joyful Without giving away much of the plot Hill inverts the ideal of the ballet story and points out the diverse nature of talent Everyone has something special abou

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsCaroline's story is not uite as focused as Veronica's partially because characters are introduced upon whom Hill will concentrate in order to set the scene for the following two novels and also because both the main characters Caroline and Mariella embody a d

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsWhen we first met Caroline two books ago she was the kind but rather ordinary younger sister of the awful Fiona She's still kind but rather ordinary well as ordinary as you can be if you've been brought up in an ancestral hall in this book which I think may be why I like it so much Veronica is mostly off stage so to speak as Caroline keeps her own presen

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsThis book focuses on Caroline Scott Veronica's cousin And how she ends up going to the Wells but feels ballet isn't right for her Then she meets Angelo who introduces her to Sp

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsPart of my re read of this lovely series This book waited around for so long before getting going that I had to dock a star for slowness Eually frustrating was the fact that it ended just as it f

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsThese are growing on me I like the overlapping timelines

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsRather dull Read edition titled Castanets for Caroline

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• characters No Castanets at the Wells 107 No Castanets at the WellsNote I read the American edition which is entitled Castanets for Caroline This is the story of Veronica Weston's younger cousin Caroline Scott After meeting her cousin Sebastian's friend Angelo and seeing him dance

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