Hi There Supermouse

'Rose was Rose, and Rose was perfect. Rose was pretty. Rose was good.' Rose was also the apple of her mother's eye and Nicola spent much of her time being regaled concerning her sister's perfections and her own imperfections. Having succeeded in making Rose ill Nicola must stand in for her at a dance rehearsal and discovers that she herself has considerable skill both as a dancer and actress. Her mother does not really wish to admit this at first but eventually comes to be proud of both her daughters. A fairly predictable story but told with wit and brevity. Many a sister will recognise Nicola's ability to take off both her sister and her mother behind closed doors and sympathies with her periods of intense bad feeling. An amusing, short read for the 10+ age group, not necessarily only for ballet fans.