"Pauline, Petroa and Posy Fossil are sisters-all three adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer ... who disappears, leaving them in the are of his niece, Sylvia. The girls grow up in comfort and wealth until their money runs out. Things look bleak ...
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Three orphans raised by the niece of an eccentric explorer in 1930s London aspire to careers on the stage and in the theater.
When Harriet takes up ice-skating she's not very good at it until she meets a young skating star named Lalla Moore. As the two become friends and Harriet's skating skills improve, she realizes her friend is jealous of her new found talent.
During World War II in England, three motherless children, whose father is reported missing in action, go to live with their grandmother in London and join the members of their talented theatrical family in a school for stage training.
After her mother's death, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary are taken in by Aunt Cora, who runs a dancing school whre Rachel's spoiled cousin Dulcie is the star pupil.
Emily Huckwell was born in a tiny Sussex village in the 1870s and went into domestic service in the Burton household before she was twelve, earning 堡 year. She began as a nursery maid, progressing to under nurse and then head nanny, looking after two generations of children. One ...
Adopted as babies by their great-uncle, three girls lead a sheltered life with their guardian, Sylvia, who is struggling to make ends meet. When the girls are accepted to Ballet school, life becomes a whirl of rehearsals until another financial crisis threatens their future. But ...
"Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan - each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money suddenly stops and her guardians have n...
Pauline, was rescued from a shipwreck as a baby. She longs to be an actress. Petrova, is a Russian orphan. She is happiest when playing with cars and engines. Polly was handed over with just a pair of ballet shoes to her name. If she could, she would dance all day! But one thi...
When Sylvia and her old nurse Nana agree to keep house for Gum, they know they will be looking after his fossil collection while his away on his travels. But imagine their surprise when one day he brings them something else - three baby girls whose names all being with 'P'! Pauli...