Author: Cora Harrison
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Set in the 1920s, Debutantes introduces us to the artistic and ambitious Derrington sisters - Violet, Daisy, Poppy and Rose. Stuck in an enormous, crumbling old country house, they long to go to London to take in the bright lights, glitter and glamour of the Roaring Twenties - but with little money to spare, they don't think they'll ever have much chance of making their debut in society.
In the meantime though, the girls have plenty of creative activities to keep them busy. Daisy dreams of becoming a famous film director, her twin sister Poppy yearns to be a jazz musician, and younger sister Rose, is beginning to think she might be a writer. Meanwhile, beautiful eldest sister Violet has only one dream: to become the perfect debutante and make an impressive match with a rich and eligible bachelor. When unexpected circumstances find the four girls heading to London after all, there's the chance for them all to make their dreams come true. But their new plans are also set to uncover some long-buried family secrets...
Cora Harrison creates a delightful portrait of a bohemian family in an eccentric country house, as well as a lively 1920s London complete with jazz music and plenty of extravagant flapper frocks, in this charming novel. With shades of I Capture the Castle and Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love, this is a light, fun and appealing story about family, friendship and following your dreams.
Cora Harrison
Cora Harrison taught primary school children for 25 years before moving to Kilfenora, County Clare, to live on a small farm where there used to be an Iron-age fort. She has written more than 25 books for children including The London Murder Mysteries series, the Burren Mysteries series, I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend and Debutantes. My Lady Judge was her first book in a Celtic historical crime series for adults.
I love the book and yes, at times it is predictable but the plot of the book makes up for that.
Shania, Plymouth, 29 Awst 2015
Everything about this book is just so PRETTY. It took me a while to really get hooked into the story, but I think that's just me and any historical novel really. The relationship between the Derrington sisters was lovely. And the sisters themselves were fantastic! I think Rose in particular was my favourite, wanting to be a writer--I could totes relate to that. But the other three were also really awesome to read about, Daisy's budding-film-director self was captivating. I loved reading ab...
Iffath, Manchester, 30 Awst 2012
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