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The Trouble at Wakeley Court (An Angela Marchmont Mystery) (Volume 8) Rank: #1893240 in BooksPublished on: 2015-04-24Original language: EnglishDimensions: 8.00" h x .63" w x 5.00" l, Binding: Paperback252 pages 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Don't the British have enough trouble with their OWN royalsBy Whistlers MomWhat would writers in the "Golden Age" of British mysteries have done without the Balkans When they simply could NOT write another hum-drum English murder and try to whip their readers into a frenzy about which of the dull, stolid Englishmen (or women) actually got up enough energy to kill someone, they could always drag in some people from exotic Eastern Europe - the home of romance, intrigue, and general craziness. No need to try to explain WHY Alexia and Feodor and all their kin are happily engaged in bizarre, endlessly complicated plots. The reader understands that people from the Balkans just DO stuff like that. Something in the water, maybe.This is a lovely period piece - set at a prestigious, expensive girls' boarding school at a time when educating young gentlewomen was serious business. In pre-WWII England, only the "lower classes" sent their children to local schools. The "gentry" scraped together the money for fees and bundled the kids off to boarding schools, where they would be strictly segregated from the opposite sex. The large girls' schools were as venerated as Eton or Harrow, and the head mistresses were celebrities - brilliant women of sublime confidence who were usually unfazed by anything.And what is our Angela (divorced and happily childless) doing at a girls' school Remember her God-daughter Barbara from THE TREASURE AT POLDARROW POINT Well, she's back and just as much trouble as ever. This time she's gotten herself kicked out of Wakeley Court School and Angela has gone around to see if there's any chance of getting her back in. Of course, Angela isn't standing on high moral ground here, having been a real trouble-maker in her own youth. Still, she gives the stately headmistress a "golden handshake" (Brit for a polite bribe) and talks sternly to Barbara, who actually seems to be improving a bit. She's a good-natured kid and extends friendship and protection to some girls who are having trouble fitting in, including the rather stiff Princess Irina, who has been sent to England for education and to keep her safe. She's the heiress to the throne of Morania and (naturally) the target of all sorts of plots and machinations.When Irina is kidnapped despite the best efforts of Angela and a British Intelligence undercover agent, all hell breaks loose. Angela's good-looking driver William is pressed into service and at one time or another everyone on the school staff looks like a possible villain. Angela even gets to show off some of her skills from her days as a WWI resistance fighter. Frankly, the Moranian business is stagy and unbelievable, but the mystery itself is well-plotted and the cast of characters is very fine. It's written with Benson's usual sly humor and (while not my favorite book in this series) is still a great read. Benson had a wonderful talent for getting inside the British mind and turning stock characters into real people.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.This is my least favorite of all Clara Benson's booksBy CustomerThis is my least favorite of all Clara Benson's books. I guessed the major plot device and the villain right away. The plot, involving a princess from a tiny country, was not very interesting to me, nor was the girls' school setting. The story also seemed too contrived and unbelievable. I gave it 3 stars because I do like this writer for the most part, and it was a light, if not very interesting, read.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.I have enjoyed the rest of these light mysteries as very light ...By COHI have enjoyed the rest of these light mysteries as very light but also very literate tales. Light and literate it may be, but it had no substance. The plot revolved around a death threat to a princess from a small European country who has hidden out so to speak in a girls school in Norfolk; from the start I thought the book ridiculous but hoped it would settle in. The book was a series of the same dialogue over and over and over! Skip this entry!See all 80 customer reviews...
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