Scandalous Sisterhood Of Prickwillow Place - Softcover

"With a collection of interesting independence-seeking girls, a bit of mystery, and a smattering of romance, this will suit Anglophiles and boarding-school enthusiasts as well as those seeking a bit of sisterly literary companionship." --BCCB "Berry's prose is reminiscent of the dark comedy and melodrama of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries . . . This is a well-researched, clever, and deliciously dark comedy with an emphasis on female empowerment." --School Library Journal "Immensely entertaining, smart, and frothy." --The Horn Book ..". beautifully written, with rich vocabulary, charming details, spunky dialogue, and plucky heroines . . . delightfully zany." --VOYA "*Romance blooms in unexpected places, and danger lurks around every corner in this delightfully farcical tale, full of twists and turns." --Publisher's Weekly STARRED REVIEW

The students of St. Etheldreda's School for Girls face a bothersome dilemma. Their irascible headmistress, Mrs. Plackett, and her surly brother, Mr. Godding, have been most inconveniently poisoned at Sunday dinner. Now the school will almost certainly be closed and the girls sent home. Unless these seven very proper young ladies can hide the murders and convince their neighbours that nothing is wrong. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place is a smart, hilarious Victorian romp, full of outrageous plot twists, mistaken identities, and mysterious happenings.