Apple Bough
Published: 1962Publisher: Collins London
Synopsis:
What Myra and Ettie long for now is a home of their own, not a hotel in Vienna, or Venice or Moscow. But how can they convince their parents of that when their parents believe that becoming world citizens is all any child could ever want.
First Edition
Main Characters
| Ettie (Ethel Forum) | 5 | ||
| Wolfie (Wolfgang Forum) | 7 | ||
| Sebastian Forum | 8 | ||
| Myra Forum | 9 | ||
| Mrs Polly Forum | Trained as a singer, now an artist | ||
| Mr David Forum |
Main Family
Other Characters
| Dan Popple | Miss Popple's brother - a vet, source of the family dog Wag | ||
| Mrs Bush | Local farmer | ||
| Paul G. Ruttenstein | American concert arranger | ||
| Misken | Famous violin teacher in America | ||
| Dermidoff | Russian violin teacher in Paris | ||
| Peter Pond | Sebastian's violin teacher | ||
| Mumsmum | Polly's mother - used to be part of her local operatic society | ||
| Mumsdad | Polly's father - 'something in the city' - hobby is chamber music | ||
| Grandmother | David's mother - church organist | ||
| Grandfather | David's father - pasron-choirmaster | ||
| Popps (Miss Popple) | Governess | ||
| Madame Leninskya | Ballet teacher in Paris |