The twins' first 12 years

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What exactly did happen to the twins in their first 12 years? We know they went to Kingscote for the first time at that age, having been ill every time they tried school before that. Clearly they never tried Kingscote before - they presumably went to London day schools. How seriously ill were they? Is that why Lawrie can't sing? Why do they go from semi-permanent illness up to age 11 and a half, in wartime and mostly pre-antibiotic, to mother's apparent unconcern what they're up to at age 13 in Falconer's Lure? Has anyone ever written a prequel fanfic?

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[res23.livejournal.com]

oh dear, I'm sorry, I've posted practically the same message just about yours, at about the same time. Your question is more about the actual plot, though, and particularly the twins' stories, whereas mine was meant to be about the characters of all the Marlows and how they changed.