A review by sonofthunder
The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

3.0

A delightful children's book! Not a classic by any means, I still much enjoyed reading this, just for its simple innocence and beauty. Not sure if I'll seek out the rest of the series (there are heaps of these books!), but you know what? I'm still grateful for a chance to read a book that has a simple beauty to it, as this one did. One of the main reasons I loved this book as well? It was written back in 1925 and so was a delightful window to all types of mid-20s British slang which I had no idea existed until now! Such a fantastic window into a very different time (almost 100 years ago now). And perhaps I would resonate more if I was a young schoolgirl, but alas I am not and so I must appreciate from afar. This book is not deep or written at a high-level but for all that, I still enjoyed reading a classic British boarding school story (set in the lovely Austrian countryside!). Sometimes I think I would have enjoyed the boarding school experience. At other times, I definitely affirm I would not!! This book swayed me towards the former thought.