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Hetty Feather #2
Sapphire Battersea
My name is Sapphire Battersea. Doesn't that sound beautiful?When Hetty Feather, a foundling, is finally reunited with her mother, she hopes that her beautiful new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life! But things don't always go as planned...The twists and turns of Hetty's adventure are endless - she goes to work as a maid for a wealthy man, and she even finds a new sweetheart!But Hetty's life may also take a darker path. Can she cope with the trials ahead?As wise, warm and deliciously readable as ever - Daily ExpressEnter the amazing world of Hetty Feather and follow her adventures throughout the Hetty Feather2. Sapphire Battersea3. Emerald Star4. Diamond
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First published September 29, 2011
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Jacqueline Wilson
399 books5,693 followersJacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first ‘novel’ when she was nine, filling in countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. As a teenager she started work for a magazine publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which she was told was named after her!) before turning to writing novels full-time.
One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. This was also the first of her books to be illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Since then Jacqueline has been on countless awards shortlists and has gone on to win many awards. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the 1999 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book Award.
Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People’s Choice Award.
Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million!
In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate. In 2008 she became Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. This was also the first of her books to be illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Since then Jacqueline has been on countless awards shortlists and has gone on to win many awards. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the 1999 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book Award.
Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People’s Choice Award.
Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million!
In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate. In 2008 she became Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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December 13, 2022I can't believe that this book was as good as Hetty Feather! I didn't think that was possible, but it has the same bittersweet tone and Hetty moves very quickly through a bunch of situations - and the best bit was I could never predict what her next move was going to be! I love her determination and I always want things to work out perfectly for her!
February 16, 2012
I read Hetty Feather last week after a recommendation from one of the girls at my Diving group. She also told me to read Sapphire Battersea, but at the time I didn't realise they were connected. When I finished Hetty Feather I was disappointed that the story hadn't finished but then I looked up this one and found it was the second one in what will be a trilogy, so of course I had to request it to read.
I started this in my lunch break today, I had the evening in so when I got home from work I sat down to continue and read for just an hour, well 2 hours later I had finished the entire book. I just couldn't make myself put it down. I was swept up in Hetty's world and couldn't leave.
This book carries on right where book 1 finishes, Hetty is now 14 and getting ready to leave the Children's Foundling hospital, fully trained and ready to go into work as a servant, she doesn't want the life of a servant but she knows it's the only way to stay close to her mother. However just before she leaves her mother is discovered and sent away, alone again Hetty fears what will become of her.
She is set up in a good position as a house maid to a well known author. As a budding writer herself Hetty has ideas of grandeur, sure he will see her talent and take her under his wing, but life is never that simple for Hetty.
When things go wrong she is on her own again, her life is a confusion and she must deal with conflicted love, loss and self discovery.
In this book you meet Bertie the Butchers boy, although he can seem a little bit simple, he has a great heart and a good sense of humour and as he lights up Hetty's world, he seems to light up the page too, I couldn't help but like him.
I though Jem would feature more in this book but apart from a quick glimpse and some letters he is still absent, i am hoping he will come back in book 3, but i'm also sort of hoping that he has changed and Hetty doesn't end up with him, but that's just personal preference.
The setting is well researched and clear, I could visualize the entire place throughout.
A thoroughly enjoyable book by Wilson, I know I am really too old for these books now, but there is a certain charm about them that makes them a pleasure to read. Some of her work is a bit samey and predictable but this one has a freshness to it.
Definitely worth a read.
I started this in my lunch break today, I had the evening in so when I got home from work I sat down to continue and read for just an hour, well 2 hours later I had finished the entire book. I just couldn't make myself put it down. I was swept up in Hetty's world and couldn't leave.
This book carries on right where book 1 finishes, Hetty is now 14 and getting ready to leave the Children's Foundling hospital, fully trained and ready to go into work as a servant, she doesn't want the life of a servant but she knows it's the only way to stay close to her mother. However just before she leaves her mother is discovered and sent away, alone again Hetty fears what will become of her.
She is set up in a good position as a house maid to a well known author. As a budding writer herself Hetty has ideas of grandeur, sure he will see her talent and take her under his wing, but life is never that simple for Hetty.
When things go wrong she is on her own again, her life is a confusion and she must deal with conflicted love, loss and self discovery.
In this book you meet Bertie the Butchers boy, although he can seem a little bit simple, he has a great heart and a good sense of humour and as he lights up Hetty's world, he seems to light up the page too, I couldn't help but like him.
I though Jem would feature more in this book but apart from a quick glimpse and some letters he is still absent, i am hoping he will come back in book 3, but i'm also sort of hoping that he has changed and Hetty doesn't end up with him, but that's just personal preference.
The setting is well researched and clear, I could visualize the entire place throughout.
A thoroughly enjoyable book by Wilson, I know I am really too old for these books now, but there is a certain charm about them that makes them a pleasure to read. Some of her work is a bit samey and predictable but this one has a freshness to it.
Definitely worth a read.
June 4, 2012
I got the first book, Hetty Feather on my 14th birthday and absolutely fell in love with it. I adored Hetty's relationship with her foster-brother Jem and dearly hoped that she would find him again in Sapphire Battersea. I was kinda disappointed BUT I was quite happy with Bertie, he was a hilarious character and frankly quite fun on practising a Cockney accent on. I really can't wait until the 3rd and final book Emerald Star I just have a feeling that it's going to be a fantastic end to the series, even though I wish it could go on and on forever :)
January 13, 2019
How, when I first read this, did I only read one chapter?
Sidenote: how does Hetty keep getting herself in these situations? It's fascinating to follow her life and all the crazy things that happen to her, wonderful or not!
Sidenote: how does Hetty keep getting herself in these situations? It's fascinating to follow her life and all the crazy things that happen to her, wonderful or not!
August 23, 2011
When I realised that this novel was the second part of a trilogy I was a little concerned that, having not read any Wilson before and therefore not having read the first novel, I would be a little lost. However, that was not the case at all. Wilson appears to have developed the characters in this novel completely independently of the first book so you can easily read it as a stand alone.
Although older than the target market, I really liked this book. Hetty Feather/Sapphire Battersby is a really lovely character who is always up to mischief. This novel follows her journey after leaving the Foundling Hospital where she was left by her mother as a child.
Hetty has many adventures in this novel, from working as a maid for an author, to performing in a 'freak show' and visiting a seance, and meets some brilliant charaters along the way. I particularly loved Bertie, who Hetty spends many an interesting Sunday afternoon with, and thought he was a really lovely character and the interaction between the two were very funny and endearing.
Full of twists and turns, highs and very lows, this novel is really good, and I think any young girl reading this would really enjoy it and be drawn into the world of Hetty Feather.
Although older than the target market, I really liked this book. Hetty Feather/Sapphire Battersby is a really lovely character who is always up to mischief. This novel follows her journey after leaving the Foundling Hospital where she was left by her mother as a child.
Hetty has many adventures in this novel, from working as a maid for an author, to performing in a 'freak show' and visiting a seance, and meets some brilliant charaters along the way. I particularly loved Bertie, who Hetty spends many an interesting Sunday afternoon with, and thought he was a really lovely character and the interaction between the two were very funny and endearing.
Full of twists and turns, highs and very lows, this novel is really good, and I think any young girl reading this would really enjoy it and be drawn into the world of Hetty Feather.
May 14, 2024
I have read the Hetty Feather series twice before, and I cannot get over how beautifully written it is. Like always the book made me laugh and cry just like Hetty did throughout the entire book. Jacqueline Wilson also has this amazing gift in her writing to make you feel like you are going through everything that the characters are going through. Amazing book just like all of Jacqueline's books. :)
July 1, 2024
Tragedy resolved through outlandish schemes cooked up without much regard for consequences. Unrealistic character that provides the answers to Hetty’s problems ten times over. Like are we really supposed to just accept that this family just let this street urchin handle their child and stay with them for a fortnight? And then the big moment where her mother dies happens with so little fanfare I didn’t even realise she died for a moment. Hetty approaches problems with creative solving skills, lacks the maturity needed for most of the situations she’s in and her “fiery temper” is beyond a joke. I really loved all the whimsical moments where everything is going right (even when I’m thinking “are you for real telling me this random family is just bankrolling Hetty’s runaway scheme?”).
In comparison to the first book, it’s about the same but maybe lacks the same omph. The longer it goes on, the more and more ridiculous Hetty’s situation becomes. I know it sounds like I don’t like the book but I really did enjoy it! I just can’t help noticing how outlandish it’s all becoming. The next book will probably have Jem tracking her down and proposing or something.
In comparison to the first book, it’s about the same but maybe lacks the same omph. The longer it goes on, the more and more ridiculous Hetty’s situation becomes. I know it sounds like I don’t like the book but I really did enjoy it! I just can’t help noticing how outlandish it’s all becoming. The next book will probably have Jem tracking her down and proposing or something.
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December 27, 2017
Woooowww soo cool.
November 25, 2013
If you fell in love with Hetty Feather in her first book, do not despair--you can follow her further adventures as she grows up in two sequels, Sapphire Battersea and Emerald Star. In Sapphire Battersea, Hetty is 14, has discovered who her mother really is, and begins the life the Foundling Hospital has prepared her for--as a scullery maid. But fate has other things in store for Hetty--including a stint as a "pocket-sized mermaid" in a freak show.
July 14, 2012
I Loved It! Jackie Is By Far my Favourite Author. As Soon As i Read Hetty Feather i Thought, This Cant be The End So As Soon As Sapphire Battersea Came Out I Brought It Straight Away And finished It With in a Week. I Was Very Surprised When i found Out About Hetty's Mum, It Was a Brilliant Story And i look Forward To Anymore Jacqueline Wilson Books coming Out x
October 2, 2012
I love all of jaquiline Wilson
March 15, 2024
So sad when her mother died but heartwarming when she gets a home
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January 4, 2020
MUCH BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS
January 13, 2020
I really enjoyed this book! It's written amazingly and I felt quite close to all the characters. The ending with Rose-May and Hetty's mother made me quite sad. It was heartwarming and quite funny some times.
P.S Bertie and Hetty better get together.
P.S Bertie and Hetty better get together.
February 1, 2020
I loved this book so much, I really love the story of Hetty feather and it felt like I was reading this book for the first time as I'd totally forgot the plot, so it was really enjoyable.
January 31, 2022
lovely sequel to the first book Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson
July 4, 2022
The second book in continuation of Hetty Feather. It was emotional, amazing, and the plot is interesting. All elements of Jacqueline's beautifully written books.
February 22, 2023
She's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment
October 17, 2023
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
July 10, 2020
an amazing new adventure for our redheaded star
June 30, 2025
This was a cute read I read a few books by this author as a child and loved them
November 15, 2025
I'd rather log this edition with no cover and apparently no pages than that hideous embarrassing original cover. But for the record I read the Waterstones exclusive edition!
November 20, 2022
A beautiful sequel to Hetty Feather, I can't wait to read the third one.
February 2, 2022
It was just as amazing as hetty feather and it was a fun and sad book
January 28, 2015
Setelah menamatkan buku pertamanya Hetty Feather.. kini petualangan di buku kedua juga seru abis! Sampe bela2in baca ampe tengah fajar... walaupun tebel, ga berasa... saking serunya :)
Hetty yang telah mengetahui ibu kandungnya adalah Ida Battersea, yang merupakan pelayan muda di Foundling Hospital, merasa sangat bahagia.... namun kebahagiaan itu seakan hanya melekat sementara pada diri Hetty... lagi2 ia dipisahkan dari ibu kandungnya..Matron Bottomly bau panggilan dari Hetty, langsung memecat dan mengusir Ida tanpa surat referensi sedikitpun.
Beruntung Mrs Smith yang baik hati yang merupakan salah satu dewan governor, memberikan surat referensi kepada Ibu Hetty dan memberikan pekerjaan kepadanya di suatu daerah pantai yang indah.
Kini Hetty kecil telah berusia 14 tahun dan akan menjalani masa2 sebagai seorang pelayan. Hetty kontan mengingkari menjadi seorang pelayan , karena cita2nya adalah menjadi penulis terkenal. Namun, berkat bantuan tak lagi dan tak bukan dari MRS. Smith, Hetty akan menjadi pelayan seorang penulis terkenal bernama MR. Buchannan. Ia akan menjadi pelayan muda yang membantu kepala pelayan bernama Mrs. Briskett dan Sarah.
Petualangan Hetty pun dimulai lagi, ia tinggal di London yang merupakan kota besar dan mewah... karena selama ini ia terkurung dalam Foundling Hospital, ia sangat lugu dan tidak tau apapun mengenai teknologi dan kemodisan para orang kaya disana, ia terkagum2.
Sebelum ia naik kereta kuda menuju ke London, ia berpapasan dengan pemuda cakap yang berdada bidang dan tinggi yang ternyata adalah Jem, saudara tirinya di desa.. namun ia batu tersadar ketika telah naik kereta kuda.... ia bertanya2 apakah Jem benar2 akan menjemputnya dan sama sekalu tidak melupakannya.
Belum lagi di London ia bertemu Bertie, pemuda sebaya nya yang 1 tahun lebih tua darinya. Bertie sangat ceplas ceplos dan apa adanya serta bermukut sangat manis, alias pintar merayu... ia sangat menyukai Hetty dan berusaha meluluhkan hati Hetty..
Hetty yang selama ini di Foundling Hospital tidak pernah dipuji dan lebih sering dihukum, sangat senang ketika Bertie selalu memuji nya, entah itu rambutnya indah, matanya biru cantik, dll...
Perjalanan Hetty menjadi seorang dewasa dan menambah pengalaman hidupnya dimulai....
Ga sabar mau lanjutin buku terakhirnya :(
Hetty yang telah mengetahui ibu kandungnya adalah Ida Battersea, yang merupakan pelayan muda di Foundling Hospital, merasa sangat bahagia.... namun kebahagiaan itu seakan hanya melekat sementara pada diri Hetty... lagi2 ia dipisahkan dari ibu kandungnya..Matron Bottomly bau panggilan dari Hetty, langsung memecat dan mengusir Ida tanpa surat referensi sedikitpun.
Beruntung Mrs Smith yang baik hati yang merupakan salah satu dewan governor, memberikan surat referensi kepada Ibu Hetty dan memberikan pekerjaan kepadanya di suatu daerah pantai yang indah.
Kini Hetty kecil telah berusia 14 tahun dan akan menjalani masa2 sebagai seorang pelayan. Hetty kontan mengingkari menjadi seorang pelayan , karena cita2nya adalah menjadi penulis terkenal. Namun, berkat bantuan tak lagi dan tak bukan dari MRS. Smith, Hetty akan menjadi pelayan seorang penulis terkenal bernama MR. Buchannan. Ia akan menjadi pelayan muda yang membantu kepala pelayan bernama Mrs. Briskett dan Sarah.
Petualangan Hetty pun dimulai lagi, ia tinggal di London yang merupakan kota besar dan mewah... karena selama ini ia terkurung dalam Foundling Hospital, ia sangat lugu dan tidak tau apapun mengenai teknologi dan kemodisan para orang kaya disana, ia terkagum2.
Sebelum ia naik kereta kuda menuju ke London, ia berpapasan dengan pemuda cakap yang berdada bidang dan tinggi yang ternyata adalah Jem, saudara tirinya di desa.. namun ia batu tersadar ketika telah naik kereta kuda.... ia bertanya2 apakah Jem benar2 akan menjemputnya dan sama sekalu tidak melupakannya.
Belum lagi di London ia bertemu Bertie, pemuda sebaya nya yang 1 tahun lebih tua darinya. Bertie sangat ceplas ceplos dan apa adanya serta bermukut sangat manis, alias pintar merayu... ia sangat menyukai Hetty dan berusaha meluluhkan hati Hetty..
Hetty yang selama ini di Foundling Hospital tidak pernah dipuji dan lebih sering dihukum, sangat senang ketika Bertie selalu memuji nya, entah itu rambutnya indah, matanya biru cantik, dll...
Perjalanan Hetty menjadi seorang dewasa dan menambah pengalaman hidupnya dimulai....
Ga sabar mau lanjutin buku terakhirnya :(
March 30, 2014
Une nouvelle vie pour Millie Plume s'inscrit dans la continuité directe du premier opus, Les malheurs de Millie Plume. On y retrouve l'impétueuse héroïne de Jacqueline Wilson dans de nouvelles aventures pleines de rebondissements, de rencontres extraordinaires, de chagrins et de bonheurs inoubliables.
Millie Plume a grandi. C'est désormais une jeune fille de quatorze ans qui doit s'assumer et travailler pour subvenir à ses besoins. Cependant, l'apprentie soubrette montre fort peu de dispositions pour le métier de domestique ! Elle rêve plutôt de publier ses mémoires, de devenir un écrivain célèbre et de couler des jours heureux auprès de sa chère maman.
Débrouillarde et tenace, contrainte à une vie de dur labeur et aux travaux les plus ingrats, Millie ne baisse pas les bras mais saura-t-elle triompher des coups du sort ? Réalisera-t-elle son rêve malgré la triste réalité d'un avenir bouché ? Trouvera-t-elle enfin le bonheur auquel elle aspire tant ?
Si Jacqueline Wilson décrit fort bien les conditions de vie difficiles des orphelins et des enfants issus des classes les plus misérables de l'époque victorienne, elle évoque également beaucoup d'autres thèmes en vogue à cette période, comme l'industrie du deuil et ses pleureurs professionnels, le spiritisme et ses mediums mystificateurs... C'est un roman instructif et extrêmement bien documenté, dans lequel on apprend beaucoup.
S'inspirant des grands romans réalistes du XIXème siècle, l'auteure fait revivre l'époque et l'ambiance des romans de Dickens. Son intrigue est sombre, mélancolique mais le tempérament de feu de Millie Plume, son optimisme et son bel aplomb face à l'adversité font de ce deuxième tome un roman léger, rafraîchissant dans lequel on rit finalement beaucoup !
Une nouvelle vie pour Millie Plume est un roman joyeux, optimiste, dans lequel on passe du rires aux larmes. Une suite pleine d'émotion, d'humour et de tendresse qui assure un divertissement total et laisse espérer le meilleur pour la fin de cette pétillante trilogie !
Millie Plume a grandi. C'est désormais une jeune fille de quatorze ans qui doit s'assumer et travailler pour subvenir à ses besoins. Cependant, l'apprentie soubrette montre fort peu de dispositions pour le métier de domestique ! Elle rêve plutôt de publier ses mémoires, de devenir un écrivain célèbre et de couler des jours heureux auprès de sa chère maman.
Débrouillarde et tenace, contrainte à une vie de dur labeur et aux travaux les plus ingrats, Millie ne baisse pas les bras mais saura-t-elle triompher des coups du sort ? Réalisera-t-elle son rêve malgré la triste réalité d'un avenir bouché ? Trouvera-t-elle enfin le bonheur auquel elle aspire tant ?
Si Jacqueline Wilson décrit fort bien les conditions de vie difficiles des orphelins et des enfants issus des classes les plus misérables de l'époque victorienne, elle évoque également beaucoup d'autres thèmes en vogue à cette période, comme l'industrie du deuil et ses pleureurs professionnels, le spiritisme et ses mediums mystificateurs... C'est un roman instructif et extrêmement bien documenté, dans lequel on apprend beaucoup.
S'inspirant des grands romans réalistes du XIXème siècle, l'auteure fait revivre l'époque et l'ambiance des romans de Dickens. Son intrigue est sombre, mélancolique mais le tempérament de feu de Millie Plume, son optimisme et son bel aplomb face à l'adversité font de ce deuxième tome un roman léger, rafraîchissant dans lequel on rit finalement beaucoup !
Une nouvelle vie pour Millie Plume est un roman joyeux, optimiste, dans lequel on passe du rires aux larmes. Une suite pleine d'émotion, d'humour et de tendresse qui assure un divertissement total et laisse espérer le meilleur pour la fin de cette pétillante trilogie !
April 8, 2012
I must say Hetty Feather and Sapphire Battersea are by far my favourite novels/ series Jacqueline Wilson has written to date.
Hetty Feather is a young foundling girl in the 19C that is born out of wedlock and is continently struggling for way to survive in the horrible conditions in which she is placed.
I found it interesting to see this girl having to grow up in such harsh conditions and yet she doesn't lose sight in who she is or wants to be. She is Hetty Feather but yet, she dreams of becoming a famous writer, Sapphire Battersea.
Like the first novel there where many twists and turns, and I found myself surprised on various occasions (which rarely ever happens may I add). However, I did feel the first instalment had slightly more substance than the second. There also times when I wanted to clamp Hetty's mouth closed, but it was understandable, it was her fiery personality after all.
I love the fact Jacqueline Wilson included circus's, mediator's and freak show's into this series! I love them all and it is a great contrast compared to the foundling hospital and 19C London landscape.
Even though this book wouldn't be really categorised as a Romance. I found both Bertie and Jem's relationships with Hetty so cute! I do hope none of them are just playing her and making it seem like they both like her. I can't wait to see what is going to happen in the next book!
Overall, I think this book is an excellent read particularly those between the ages of 11-16 whom enjoy historical fiction.
Hetty Feather is a young foundling girl in the 19C that is born out of wedlock and is continently struggling for way to survive in the horrible conditions in which she is placed.
I found it interesting to see this girl having to grow up in such harsh conditions and yet she doesn't lose sight in who she is or wants to be. She is Hetty Feather but yet, she dreams of becoming a famous writer, Sapphire Battersea.
Like the first novel there where many twists and turns, and I found myself surprised on various occasions (which rarely ever happens may I add). However, I did feel the first instalment had slightly more substance than the second. There also times when I wanted to clamp Hetty's mouth closed, but it was understandable, it was her fiery personality after all.
I love the fact Jacqueline Wilson included circus's, mediator's and freak show's into this series! I love them all and it is a great contrast compared to the foundling hospital and 19C London landscape.
Even though this book wouldn't be really categorised as a Romance. I found both Bertie and Jem's relationships with Hetty so cute! I do hope none of them are just playing her and making it seem like they both like her. I can't wait to see what is going to happen in the next book!
Overall, I think this book is an excellent read particularly those between the ages of 11-16 whom enjoy historical fiction.
June 7, 2016
Sapphire Battersea is the second book in the Hetty Feather series, written by the incredible author Jacqueline Wilson. It definitely didn't disappoint after one of my favourite books, Hetty Feather! It is such a good book that I have found myself reading it four times; loving it more every time.
Set in Victorian times, this book is about Hetty with her new name Sapphire Battersea. The name that was hers from the start. After leaving her horrid years at the Founding Hospital, she experiences a different new hard life being a servant girl. She feels more free being out of the hospital, but misses someone so much, planning her future right there and then. She travels a bit, and events lead her to the seaside. I found it so cool as she does ordinary things, but ages ago so it's quite different.
This book is so easy to just pick up and read, with lots of surprises inside - good and bad. It puts you in the shoes of someone like Hetty, living in her conditions, and having to work at age fourteen. And how the world was sort of split into rich and poor.
Jacqueline Wilson's writing style is perfect - even though Hetty is actually writing it all in her memoirs! Everything is realistic as if Jacqueline had been to the Victorian times. I'm sure if someone from the Victorian ages read this book they would find no faults in the way things were. So read Sapphire Battersea if you want a book that is full of everything! A book that is relatable and meaningful with lots of imagination.
Set in Victorian times, this book is about Hetty with her new name Sapphire Battersea. The name that was hers from the start. After leaving her horrid years at the Founding Hospital, she experiences a different new hard life being a servant girl. She feels more free being out of the hospital, but misses someone so much, planning her future right there and then. She travels a bit, and events lead her to the seaside. I found it so cool as she does ordinary things, but ages ago so it's quite different.
This book is so easy to just pick up and read, with lots of surprises inside - good and bad. It puts you in the shoes of someone like Hetty, living in her conditions, and having to work at age fourteen. And how the world was sort of split into rich and poor.
Jacqueline Wilson's writing style is perfect - even though Hetty is actually writing it all in her memoirs! Everything is realistic as if Jacqueline had been to the Victorian times. I'm sure if someone from the Victorian ages read this book they would find no faults in the way things were. So read Sapphire Battersea if you want a book that is full of everything! A book that is relatable and meaningful with lots of imagination.
July 28, 2013
i decided to read Sapphire Battersea because it belonged to a series of novels and i had already read Hetty Feather.the catergory Sapphire Battersea is under "a book that teaches you about another time and history. I put this under this category because the book was set in the early 1900's and it taught me the different ways people did things in that time. My favorite quote was "You shouldn't call them anything. They're poor unfortunate people who cannot help the way they look." i chose this quote because it relates to all those poor people in that time. all the rich people were horrible to the poor people because they thought that they were bigger and better than them. i learnt never take my mother for granted because you never know when she could pass away. a character that most appealed to me was the mother. I liked her because she was very predictive of Hetty and loved her very much.
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