Customer Reviews

So enthralling I could not put it down. - By: , 05 Jun 2001
This is a story about four red haired children, Jim & Susan, the twins & their younger sister & brother, Nicolette & David. Their grandfather had been first-class at tennis, so had their father before he had been shotin the leg & could not play anymore.

Mr. & Mrs. Heath livedin Tulse Hill with their four children & Annie, the cook & general help & Miss Pinn, the governess, who they called Pinny. She also made the children's clothes as the Heath's were not that rich. Annie came from a circus family & this kept the children amused while growing up with her various acrobatics.

The children's father had given the twins tennis rackets for their birthday. During the holdiay while at their Grandfather's house, Grandfather saw that Jim had a good serve. Both Jim & Susan were the first to learn tennis with their father coaching them. This was when the twins were nine, Nicolette was seven & David was four. To encourage themin developing their tennis, the children's Grandfather gave them a little silver tennis house to collect moneyin to help pay for things to do with tennis. It was decided by the children that they should put some of their pocket moneyin it each week & any birthday money. But sometimes it was difficult, especially for Nicolette, who being a little lazy ended up regretting this for two birthdays & two Christmas's.

Again Jim & Susan were the first to get to join a tennis club, but it was Nicolette who through persistence & a little bit of deviousness got to join too. David, he enjoyed learning to play tennis, but his singing was his passion.

As the story evolves the children have quite a few interesting escapades, which Nicolette seems to get herself involved in, & of course a lot of tennis. Everyone supports & encourages each other to do their very best.

A wonderful book to lose yourselfin & become one of those children.