![]() ![]() ![]() When Gum goes away on an extended journey, money becomes tight, and Syliva decides to take in boarders. ![]() They are looked after by Gum’s great-niece, Sylvia, and her old nurse, Nana. Pauline was the only survivor from a shipwrecked boat, Petrova the orphaned child of a Russian couple, and Posy the daughter of a widowed ballet dancer. The description of the book according to the Noel Streatfeild website reads: “ Ballet Shoes tells the story of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew (or “Gum”). ![]()
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