Though I'm reading them out of order (I read "On Tour" earlier this year), I adored this fictionalizedmemoir of Noel Stretfeld. It has literally been years since I've read he famous Shoe books, but it's time to pick them back up.
The main character, Victoria, is not a good girl. She gets annoyed, she gets jealous, she feels left out of things. But it's that mythical time in England before the first World War, before the entire world turned over.
Highly recommended. Charming, delightful, and the ending brought a tear to my eye.