I alternate between finding the premise of this book (Rosamund is good because although poor she has "standards"; Joan is nouveau riche and has none) appallingly snobby and saying, "oh well, it's a product of EBD's own class and time." On the whole, I come down in favour of the latter.
In the past, this has been one of my least favourite Chalet titles, but I liked it more on this re-read. Rosamund is a sweet little heroine, and (surprisingly, because she annoys me) I enjoyed the scenes with Joey. The descriptions of Basle read like a guidebook, there is altogether too much tennis, and I did wonder why the arrival of Simone's son should get quite so much airtime, but on the whole this was an enjoyable comfort read.