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The Other Edie Trimmer
A brilliant new middle-grade novel from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson!
"I seemed to be seeing double. I saw two Edies instead of one - but they weren't the same."
Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange happens.
Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse!
Will she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she ever be able to make it back to her family?
A heart-warming time slip adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.
"I seemed to be seeing double. I saw two Edies instead of one - but they weren't the same."
Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange happens.
Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse!
Will she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she ever be able to make it back to her family?
A heart-warming time slip adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.
416 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2023
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About the author
Jacqueline Wilson
391 books5,720 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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March 28, 2023
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This is a lovely historical read from Wilson, who expertly captures the essence of Victorian living for her young readers. Such a prolific writer, I admire how Wilson is able to write such different genres and still create an immersive story.
This is a lovely historical read from Wilson, who expertly captures the essence of Victorian living for her young readers. Such a prolific writer, I admire how Wilson is able to write such different genres and still create an immersive story.
May 18, 2023
One of my new favourite middle grade! I’m so excited to have discovered Jacqueline Wilson! I cannot wait to read more of her! 💙
December 11, 2024
Джаклин Уилсън си е вълшебница 🩷
July 7, 2023
I really loved the other Edie trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson. I love when she does books themed about the Victorian times. It's history in a story. It's amazing. Wilson got all the characteristics and features right for this book. Like the workhouse the streets and the weather. She described the weather as rainy murky and dirty. She described the streets as unkempt lonely and busy. Also Wilson described the workhouse as hard working cruel and sad. I loved that she included Charles Dickens in it too. My favourite part was when Edie the main character met Algie a market boy and they became best friends. My favourite characters was Edie and Alex. They did everything together they even auditioned for the play Oliver twist together. Alex got the part of Oliver but Edie didn't. You did a good job Jacqueline Wilson on this book. This is a book for both children and adults.
March 9, 2025
Hmmmm.....
I am a loyal Jacqueline fan and loved that she was trying something new but it got long and boring. I wanted more cuts in between the two realities. Miss girl got stuck in victorian times and i lost the thread a bit.
I love that JW sees authors as these christlike figures and enjoys writing kids having a come to jesus moment with them. It's precious if a little egotistical. Good for her. However i don't want charles dickens to be my dad, have never once wanted that, so it was difficult to emotionally connect.
On the whole this was a miserable history project rather than a satisfying story. I wanted to know how things worked out for edie and alex. I wanted to know what edie would do after the summer. Disappointed :( but i really enjoyed until about halfway
I am a loyal Jacqueline fan and loved that she was trying something new but it got long and boring. I wanted more cuts in between the two realities. Miss girl got stuck in victorian times and i lost the thread a bit.
I love that JW sees authors as these christlike figures and enjoys writing kids having a come to jesus moment with them. It's precious if a little egotistical. Good for her. However i don't want charles dickens to be my dad, have never once wanted that, so it was difficult to emotionally connect.
On the whole this was a miserable history project rather than a satisfying story. I wanted to know how things worked out for edie and alex. I wanted to know what edie would do after the summer. Disappointed :( but i really enjoyed until about halfway
March 6, 2024
Omg.....so good this is my new favourite jw book.
did-not-finish
September 29, 2025Dnfed early because I didn’t like the narration
March 18, 2023
I couldn't put this book down!
January 22, 2024
I read this book in one afternoon which shows how good it is. I have read practically all of Jacqueline Wilson's books but this is easily in my top 5. The crossing between the past and present creates a clear contrast between life in Victorian England and modern day. Edie Trimmer believes her life in the present is ever so hard and difficult but when she is taken back in time it is vastly worse than she expected. This book combines magic and Historical fiction (two genres I never thought would go together) in a wonderful way!
December 31, 2023
This is such a good book it’s all about travelling back in Time and I absolutely loved it definitely rate it five stars
June 12, 2025
💫 The Other Edie Trimmer
💫 Jacqueline Wilson
💫 416 Pages
At first, i've no Idea what the story behind this Jacqueline Wilson's Middle Grade book. Usually i search the synopsis first before started reading the book. But the cover really catch my eyes and made me want to read it right away. I know we must don't judge a book by it's cover(≧∇≦)/ but except for this one, both the cover and story really captured my heart from the beginning till the end!
I really hooked with the story from the first pages. The story itself is about a girl named Edie Trimmer who got time travel to the past in Victorian Times after she got an antique diary which is odd, because the book belong to Edie Trimmer (that exactly like her name!).
The real Edie tells her parent about it, but her mom and dad said that, she just want to prank them and want to seek an attention after she didn't get the role play in Charles Dickens' Drama Musical.
Edie first thinking that maybe she just dreaming it, but in the dream one can't feel the pain right?! but why Edie can feel the pain such pricked from needle?!!
Jacqueline Wilson's book mostly tells about family issue, friendship. I would say it recommend not only for younger reader but older like us (^.^)
I really like the story!!! Definitely 5⭐ stars!!!
💫 Jacqueline Wilson
💫 416 Pages
At first, i've no Idea what the story behind this Jacqueline Wilson's Middle Grade book. Usually i search the synopsis first before started reading the book. But the cover really catch my eyes and made me want to read it right away. I know we must don't judge a book by it's cover(≧∇≦)/ but except for this one, both the cover and story really captured my heart from the beginning till the end!
I really hooked with the story from the first pages. The story itself is about a girl named Edie Trimmer who got time travel to the past in Victorian Times after she got an antique diary which is odd, because the book belong to Edie Trimmer (that exactly like her name!).
The real Edie tells her parent about it, but her mom and dad said that, she just want to prank them and want to seek an attention after she didn't get the role play in Charles Dickens' Drama Musical.
Edie first thinking that maybe she just dreaming it, but in the dream one can't feel the pain right?! but why Edie can feel the pain such pricked from needle?!!
Jacqueline Wilson's book mostly tells about family issue, friendship. I would say it recommend not only for younger reader but older like us (^.^)
I really like the story!!! Definitely 5⭐ stars!!!
May 17, 2023
I've been a fan of Jacqueline Wilson since I was a child, and I was overjoyed to be able to obtain a signed copy during a local author talk promoting Edie Trimmer - a book that has soared to my number one favourite spot among her many titles.
I can't quite put into words why I enjoyed this novel so much. Victorian times have always intrigued me so I found it very interesting to read about it from the main character's point of view. Edie was a very earnest girl and I found myself rooting for her constantly while also learning about how children persevered back in the days of old.
In fact, I enjoyed almost every character introduced to us, including the ones who are perhaps overly sour. The only character I felt rather bland about was Alex. She has her reasons for existing, but somehow, I felt like she paled in comparison to the others.
This was my first timeslip story, and it did not disappoint. While clearly aimed at a younger audience, Jacqueline's writing was still just as beautiful and comforting, and I felt perfectly content reading it as an adult as if having reunited with an old friend.
I can't quite put into words why I enjoyed this novel so much. Victorian times have always intrigued me so I found it very interesting to read about it from the main character's point of view. Edie was a very earnest girl and I found myself rooting for her constantly while also learning about how children persevered back in the days of old.
In fact, I enjoyed almost every character introduced to us, including the ones who are perhaps overly sour. The only character I felt rather bland about was Alex. She has her reasons for existing, but somehow, I felt like she paled in comparison to the others.
This was my first timeslip story, and it did not disappoint. While clearly aimed at a younger audience, Jacqueline's writing was still just as beautiful and comforting, and I felt perfectly content reading it as an adult as if having reunited with an old friend.
April 1, 2023
I wasn't sure this would be my cup of tea for some reason, and only bought the book because I saw the gorgeous inside cover illustrated by Rachael Dean. But my goodness has Jacqueline Wilson upped her game.
Long gone is the fairytale-esque feel of Hetty Feather, Opal Plumstead. Idealised, fluffy depictions of an era darker and more deadly than any Jacqueline Wilson book ever depicts. Not this time. The book explored the lack of medical knowledge, the lack of rights for women and children, police brutality, and the horrific conditions of the workhouse... all through the eyes of little Edie Trimmer, who time-travels from her perfect life in the present back to the life of a girl much less fortunate.
The illustrations aside, this book was genuinely one I would've been captivated by as a child. Grittier and more serious than her others, but not in a way which felt too much. I can't express enough how great this book is. Go buy it. Now.
Long gone is the fairytale-esque feel of Hetty Feather, Opal Plumstead. Idealised, fluffy depictions of an era darker and more deadly than any Jacqueline Wilson book ever depicts. Not this time. The book explored the lack of medical knowledge, the lack of rights for women and children, police brutality, and the horrific conditions of the workhouse... all through the eyes of little Edie Trimmer, who time-travels from her perfect life in the present back to the life of a girl much less fortunate.
The illustrations aside, this book was genuinely one I would've been captivated by as a child. Grittier and more serious than her others, but not in a way which felt too much. I can't express enough how great this book is. Go buy it. Now.
August 23, 2025
✨ The Other Edie Trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson ✨
⭐ 3.75/5
Jacqueline Wilson will always be my childhood author 💕, the one who made me fall in love with reading and still remains my ultimate comfort author. Picking up one of her books feels like stepping back into a warm, familiar hug.
This story follows Edie, who finds herself mysteriously transported back to Victorian times 👒🕰️. It had all the classic JW charm, relatable characters, emotional depth, and that comforting nostalgia I adore. However, while I really enjoyed it, some parts felt a little slower for me, and it didn’t quite hit the same magic as her older books. Still, it was heartfelt, imaginative, and perfect for a cozy weekend read. 🌸
💫 Nostalgic, sweet, and a reminder of why Jacqueline Wilson will always have my heart.
📖 Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you grew up with her books. It feels like reconnecting with an old friend.
⭐ 3.75/5
Jacqueline Wilson will always be my childhood author 💕, the one who made me fall in love with reading and still remains my ultimate comfort author. Picking up one of her books feels like stepping back into a warm, familiar hug.
This story follows Edie, who finds herself mysteriously transported back to Victorian times 👒🕰️. It had all the classic JW charm, relatable characters, emotional depth, and that comforting nostalgia I adore. However, while I really enjoyed it, some parts felt a little slower for me, and it didn’t quite hit the same magic as her older books. Still, it was heartfelt, imaginative, and perfect for a cozy weekend read. 🌸
💫 Nostalgic, sweet, and a reminder of why Jacqueline Wilson will always have my heart.
📖 Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you grew up with her books. It feels like reconnecting with an old friend.
June 8, 2023
trigger warnings: child abuse, kidnapping, inferred off-page sexual assault, slavery, poverty, illness, child labour, unhygenic conditions, police brutality, forced separation, medical abuse
Historical fiction is always devastating to me. And even though this is a time-slip, sci-fi take on it. I would still pretty much count this as historical fiction. As you can tell by the warnings above, it's not fun to read - but it is good.
However, the ramifications of the experience aren't dealt with, at all. Her parents /never/ believe her.
Overall informative, realistically heavy and kind-hearted.
Historical fiction is always devastating to me. And even though this is a time-slip, sci-fi take on it. I would still pretty much count this as historical fiction. As you can tell by the warnings above, it's not fun to read - but it is good.
However, the ramifications of the experience aren't dealt with, at all. Her parents /never/ believe her.
Overall informative, realistically heavy and kind-hearted.
March 26, 2025
3.5 stars - enjoyable as always with the wonderful Jaqueline Wilson - a quick read set in modern day with a little bit of magical realism that enables us to time travel back to the Victorian times. Not my favourite of subjects to read about but I love her writing and was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed her new illustrators detailed drawings inside the pages, they were beautiful. I thought the loss of Nick would be such a dampener on my ability to enjoy these newer stories but I’m happy to say I was wrong!
May 19, 2023
Tokoh yg diciptakan JW dalam cerita era Victoria tidak pernah gagal. Selalu menancap kuat di benakku bahkan jauh setelah bukunya selesai kubaca. Aku sangat menyukai Oliver Twist, dan buku ini amat sangat mengingatkanku akan perjalanan hidup Oliver. Tidak butuh waktu lama bagi buku ini untuk membuatku jatuh cinta pada tokoh utamanya. Tegar, tangguh, cerdas, berani. Sedikit mengingatkanku pada Hetty Feather juga.
Aku tidak bisa menaruh buku ini sampai benar2 selesai membacanya ♥️♥️
Aku tidak bisa menaruh buku ini sampai benar2 selesai membacanya ♥️♥️
May 31, 2023
This book was great. It was about a girl who loves acting and when she doesn't get the leading role in a play called Oliver!, And her best friend does, she starts to hate acting. When she's given a real old Victorian notebook, she discovers that there was another Eddie Trimmer exactly like her but from the 1800s. One day, she finds herself in the old Victorian times and goes on an adventure.
I loved the illustrations and like any other Jacqueline Wilson book, it was very exciting to read.
I loved the illustrations and like any other Jacqueline Wilson book, it was very exciting to read.
February 20, 2025
This book combined two of my favourite things in middle grade stories: timeslip and Victorian history.
When Edie is gifted a Victorian notebook and ink set, and she begins to write in it, she is transported back in time to live the life of an orphan forced into a workhouse. She experiences the violence, the hunger, the stench and the fear of children from Charles Dickens’ time.
Such a great story and definitely a 5 ⭐️ rating from me.
When Edie is gifted a Victorian notebook and ink set, and she begins to write in it, she is transported back in time to live the life of an orphan forced into a workhouse. She experiences the violence, the hunger, the stench and the fear of children from Charles Dickens’ time.
Such a great story and definitely a 5 ⭐️ rating from me.
December 8, 2023
I'll admit, it took a little while for me to truly enjoy reading The Other Edie Trimmer, but by the end I really enjoyed it.
I think it does a great job of portraying victorian England and it doesn't hide how bad the time could be. Not one I'll re-read anytime soon, bit I'm glad I read it to my daughter!
I think it does a great job of portraying victorian England and it doesn't hide how bad the time could be. Not one I'll re-read anytime soon, bit I'm glad I read it to my daughter!
December 7, 2024
I started to read this book and thought it was ok at the start however one day I picked it up and started reading and basically read for the entire day. I recommended this book to all my family after reading over 400 pages in one day. I would 100% recommend this book to all ages and hope people have the same joy that I did reading this 😊
May 20, 2025
Harrowing, riveting read. Ms. Wilson's impeccable writing style makes the pages turn themselves. This story focuses on appalling workhouse standards in Victorian times. (Kudos to the author giving both loving mother and father for her main character. I didn't think she was capable of showing a non-absentee father.)
April 25, 2023
I've enjoyed all of Jacqueline Wilson's Victorian books but this one stood out due to the time travel element. It feels this added an extra layer of twisting and turning in the plot, keeping me reading and wondering what on earth would happen next.
May 12, 2023
I enjoyed this book. The time travel element was cleverly done, though not everything was explained. Entertaining, engrossing and hard to put down. I would recommend this. Thanks Jacqueline. I love your books! :-)
July 27, 2024
I immensely enjoyed this book! I really too wanted to travel back in time and learn how to sew dolls and live with Charles Dickens!! I wish there was a part 2 of this book! Recommend to every history nerd and fan!!!
December 30, 2024
I do love Jacqueline Wilson books 😻
This was a lovely read, I couldn't put it down.
I couldn't give it 5 ⭐ because I felt the last few chapters were a little rushed but I'd still recommend it to people 😊
This was a lovely read, I couldn't put it down.
I couldn't give it 5 ⭐ because I felt the last few chapters were a little rushed but I'd still recommend it to people 😊
April 22, 2023
Jacqueline Wilson is a living legend fr
April 25, 2023
Cute story. A lovely little read.
June 30, 2023
It was amazing and so interesting
August 24, 2023
3.75 stars
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