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EAN: 9780385614443
Format: Hardback
Published: 8 Oct 2009
Other Editions:
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Synopsis
London, 1876 and Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital. The Hospital cares for abandoned children – but Hetty must first live with a foster family until she is big enough to go to school.
Life in the countryside is hard but with her ‘brothers’ Jem and Gideon, she helps in the fields and plays imaginary games. Together they sneak off to visit the travelling circus and Hetty is mesmerised by the show, especially Madame Adeline and her performing horses.
But Hetty’s happiness is threatened once more when she is returned to the Foundling Hospital. The new life of awful uniforms and terrible food is a struggle for her. But now she has the chance to find her real mother. Could she really be the wonderful Madame Adeline? Or will Hetty find the truth is even more surprising?
Jacqueline Wilson will surprise and delight old fans and new with this utterly original take on a historical novel. Set in Victorian times and featuring a brand new feisty heroine, Hetty Feather, this is a Tracy Beaker-esque tale that will thrill young readers. Warm, moving, funny and totally fascinating, it's the perfect gift for girls of eight and older.
What the critics say
Jacqueline Wilson has written another amazing book. If you love Tracy Beaker then you'll certainly enjoy this too.
- NA, CBBC News
This was the first Wilson novel I’d read, so I was unsure what to expect. What I found was wonderful: a spell-binding and meaningful story about a girl’s search for her mother.
- Laura Dobbie, Waterstones.com
Jacqueline Wilson will surprise and delight old fans and new with this utterly original take on a historical novel. Set in Victorian times and featuring a brand new feisty heroine, 'Hetty Feather', this is a Tracy Beaker-esque tale that will thrill young readers. Warm, moving, funny and totally fascinating, it's the perfect gift for girls of eight and older.
- NA, WHSmith.co.uk
I approve of the way Wilson includes kind characters alongside cruel ones – and they turn out to be the more powerful. There is a touch of Jane Eyre to Hetty. There is also a Shakespearean spark when Hetty disguises herself as a boy. And the flower girl at the end of the novel is straight out of Shaw.The language is eight-year-old-friendly, the story weaves and ducks and there's an unforgettable scene when Hetty meets Madame Adeline, the circus performer she hopes may be her mother... The story gripped me completely, as it will its intended audience.
- Kate Kellaway, The Guardian
Hilarious adventure, a feisty new heroine, and a search for happiness - Hetty Feather has it all!
- NA, BBC.co.uk/bluepeter