Before the Chalet School : The Bettanys of Taverton High

 Before the Chalet School: The Bettanys of Taverton High

A Chalet School prequel by Helen Barber

In a small town in the south west of England, a young woman named Madge Bettany is facing an impossible situation. Her income has mysteriously dwindled to almost nothing, and her little sister’s poor health means that going out to work is not an option. How Madge and Joey pull together in the face of adversity is the theme of this much-awaited forerunner to the Chalet School series.

• A new story by Helen Barber, author of A Chalet School Headmistress and ‘Puss-in-Boots’ in The Chalet School Christmas Story Book
• Follows the fortunes of the Bettany family in the run-up to the founding of the Chalet School 
• No spoilers – this is a story in its own right, but the discerning Chalet fan can trace the progress of Madge’s evolving plan! 
• Meet the Bettanys’ old muddler of a guardian, and see Joey and her friends in their ‘old’ school. 
• Family story or school story? Read it and form your own judgement.
• Full colour frontispiece