For me, it wasn't as good as the first two in the series, but it was still an enjoyable read.

Also known as Drina Dances in Exile ... I like "In Exile" better than "Alone," since she felt like she was exiled when she was sent to a dance boarding school out in the country, away from the city life of London (but didn't so much seem like she was alone), and they refer to her being "in exile" at least 15 times in the book.

As I previously mentioned, some of the alternate titles are a bit strange: I think "Drina Dances Alone" and "Drina Dances in Exile" have two totally different meanings.

This cover was my favorite of the entire series, although the edition I had is not shown here...

Read this series in JR High and simply LOVED them! I need to track these down.....

see review of book #1

I had not read the Drina books since I was a child and I recently re-read them all. I read the first 5 as a child and then as a teen I hunted down the final 6 once I realized they existed. I am happy to say that for the most part they hold up to the test of time. They are very much in the style of British school stories but I quite like those. I think the whole series is definitely worth the effort it takes to hunt them down.