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[alliekiwi.livejournal.com]

I discovered this community yesterday when - under the influence of flu-bugs I was attempting to resemble a limp noodle and doing a rather good job of it - something made me google 'Antonia Forest fanfiction'. Lo! here I am.

I actually first started looking two or three years ago for a fan-written sequel to "Run Away Home" and found nada, ny-et, nothing. Everyone I knew seemed to think it odd I liked these 'silly boarding school stories', especially as the author couldn't even set them in one time period! However, I loved them, even though there were many things that were dissimilar to my own boarding experience. I suppose in some ways, I wish that was how school had been for me.

I've always wondered what Nicola went on to do. Did she eventually take Latin and Greek so she could read Homer in the original? Did she end up sailing around the world and, if so, what did she do after that - write a book about it? I'm definitely a romantic and hope that Nicola and Patrick eventually got together.

One thing I'd love to discuss is the relationship between Lawrie and Nicola, and their different personalities.

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[colne-dsr.livejournal.com]

First editions as well? Aaarrgghhhhhhhh! Poor you.

Very much looking forward to the fanfics - the more the merrier, as far as I'm concerned.

[alliekiwi.livejournal.com]

Yup, the original books we my mother's. Her mother always insisted on covering up dustjackets with wallpaper, so she has a fabulous collection of girls books (e.g. Gwendoline courtney ones such as 'A coronet for Cathy') in practically mint condition. She passed along the Antonia Forest ones to me when I becamse interested in them.

Now she won't give me a thing in case something happens to them. don't blame her, in a way.