Elma Leighton and her sisters live in genteel circumstances in a Scottish town and gaze across at the elegant family they call the Story Book Girls, led by the poised Adelaide Maud. Flower show tickets, a mayonnaise disaster, parties, a burglar, a split infinitive and a newly arrived cousin all shape a gradual, comic friendship between the two households.
A warm, observant Edwardian girls’ novel about growing up and learning what being a lady really means. Download the free EPUB.