Sapphire Battersea (Hetty Feather)
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Books › Juvenile Fiction › Historical › General
ISBN: 0440869277 / Publisher: Corgi, August 2012
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!
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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.
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