The Coming of Age of the Chalet School was last published by GGBP in 2008, and was voted for our reprint for early 2026 by those who read the Friday e-newsletter. When published by Armada it had very major cuts, with whole chapters missing.
The main celebration is at the School and masses of Old Girls appear. Groups of girls also are taken to the Tiernsee and Joey, Simone, Frieda and Marie accompany the Prefects there for a wonderful weekend.
The term finishes with the Annual Sale and Sports, during which Miss Bubb appears, becoming an object of universal compassion when she collapses.
We are also including
‘The Return to the Tiernsee’ by Carol Allan – an expanded version of what she wrote for the 2008 printing with different photographs.
An article on Dorothy Brook by her nephew Richard Umber which appeared in our 2008 printing.
A brief autobiography by Dorothy Brook which appeared in our 2008 printing.
A short story by Katherine Bruce, ‘The Grand House Party’.
(added to website 24 October 2025)
