Reviews for Island Lake: Ripples and Reflections

The average rating for Island Lake: Ripples and Reflections based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-03-10 00:00:00 Kyle Sellers Not for pleasure :c

Review # 2 was written on 2016-05-28 00:00:00 Paul L Henkel I finally got my hands on this favourite from my childhood. I didn't actually remember the plot, other than there being an orphan on a train with a basket containing her things, but I remembered being quite passionate about it when I was 8 or 9 or so. It's out of print now, and the library copy was missing for months after I put it on hold, then suddenly turned up. Lots of glorious details I'd forgotten - not only a plucky orphan, but also a terrible orphanage with an evil Matron, some kind and wise aristocrats (think Downton meets Jane Eyre, or maybe Annie!), adventures on a canal boat (very educational about English canals prior to the motor boat, good to know), and, because it's Noel Streatfeild, there's some stuff with the performing arts. Very satisfying, and of course improbable. 4.5. stars, not that I'm exactly impartial.