Nobody's Child — Catherine Airlie

At the death of Olga Dainton, her two daughters were left with no very inspiring prospects. So it was natural that they should welcome the invitation of an old friend to spend a holiday in her castle among the Austrian mountains -- particularly as the Countess's letter was seconded by Charles Herrick, that legendary figure in the world of music.

For Dawn the journey opened a new door to her career as a pianist; Christine had no such definite object in view, yet her life, even more than her sister's, was destined to be radically changed by her stay in Schloss Lamberg.