Patty is a reserved and fearful but nice girl and a classmate and good friend of Candy. Later, when she has been together with Candy at Saint Paul for a while, she becomes strong under the influence of Candy's personality. Patty and Stear fall in love with each other at first sight. When she knows that Stear joins the army without saying good-bye to her she gets very sad.  (Source: bestanime)

This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage. 
She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "handsome boy on the hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Antony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins. 
(Source: AnimeNfo)

__Chiyoko Kawashima__ is a former seiyuu who retired in 2001.

This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Annie. And she met the "Prince of the Hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage.

She was adopted by the Leagan's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Neil and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "Prince of the Hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Anthony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.
 
(Source: AnimeNfo) Note: Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 1977.

Patricia O'Brian