Sapphire Battersea (Hetty Feather) - Softcover
A fascinating, funny and moving Victorian novel featuring Hetty Feather.
Hetty Feather was just a baby when her mother left her at the Foundling Hospital. Hetty longed to find her real mum -- and finally her wish was granted. But just as they have found each other, they are separated again, as Hetty leaves the home to become a maid of all work to Mr Buchanan. Set in London in the 1870s, this sequel to Hetty Feather is a wonderfully evocative and original historical novel, perfect for girls of eight and older.
Hetty Feather was just a baby when her mother left her at the Foundling Hospital. Hetty longed to find her real mum -- and finally her wish was granted. But just as they have found each other, they are separated again, as Hetty leaves the home to become a maid of all work to Mr Buchanan. Set in London in the 1870s, this sequel to Hetty Feather is a wonderfully evocative and original historical novel, perfect for girls of eight and older.
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JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author. The Illustrated Mum was chosen as British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000. Jacqueline has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award for Double Act, which was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was made a Dame.
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· "A brilliant young writer of wit and subtlety." --The Times
· "Hughly popular with seven to ten year olds: she should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance." --Independent on Sunday
· "Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues." --Bookseller
· "Hughly popular with seven to ten year olds: she should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance." --Independent on Sunday
· "Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues." --Bookseller
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- PublisherCorgi
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0440869277
- ISBN 13 9780440869276
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
- IllustratorSharratt Nick
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Sharratt, Nick (illustrator). Paperback. A fascinating, funny and moving Victorian-era sequel to the much-loved Hetty Feather.Hetty Feather is a Foundling Hospital girl and was given her name when she was left there as a baby. When she is reunited with her mother, she hopes her beautiful new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life! But things don't always go as planned.Follow the twists and turns of Hetty's adventure as she goes out to work as a maid for a wealthy man. She longs to be reunited with her childhood sweetheart Jem - but also finds a new sweetheart, Bertie the butcher's boy, who whisks her away from her chores to experience the delights of the funfair!But Hetty's life may also take a darker path. Can she cope with the trials ahead? When she is reunited with her mother, she hopes her beautiful new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life! She longs to be reunited with her childhood sweetheart Jem - but also finds a new sweetheart, Bertie the butcher's boy, who whisks her away from her chores to experience the delights of the funfair! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780440869276
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Book Description Condition: New. Sharratt, Nick (illustrator). 2012. Paperback. Hetty Feather is a Foundling Hospital girl and was given her name when she was left there as a baby. When she is reunited with her mother, she hopes her beautiful new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life! But things don't always go as planned. Illustrator(s): Sharratt, Nick. Series: Hetty Feather. Num Pages: 432 pages, B+W throughout. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780440869276
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