- Title:
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Opal Plumstead
- Written by:
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Jacqueline Wilson
- Read by:
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Madeleine Leslay
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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11
- Duration:
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13 hours 16 minutes
- Published:
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October 09 2014
- Available Date:
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October 09 2014
- Age Category:
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Children (8+)
- ISBN:
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9781486224852
- Genres:
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Fiction; Children's Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Bestselling author
'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety.'
The Times
The brilliant new story from one of the nation's best-loved authors, starring her most outspoken, fiery and unforgettable heroine yet: Opal Plumstead, schoolgirl, sweet factory worker and Suffragette.
Opal Plumstead might be plain, but she has always been fiercely intelligent. Yet her scholarship and dreams of university are snatched away when her father is sent to prison, and fourteen-year-old Opal must start work at the Fairy Glen sweet factory to support her family.
Opal struggles to get along with the other workers, who think her snobby and stuck-up. But Opal idolises Mrs Roberts, the factory's beautiful, dignified owner, who introduces Opal to the legendary Mrs Pankhurst and her fellow Suffragettes. And when Opal meets Morgan – Mrs Roberts' handsome son, and the heir to Fairy Glen – she believes she has found her soulmate. But the First World War is about to begin, and will change Opal's life for ever.
The brilliantly gripping new story from the bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson.
'This wonderful new wartime story will be published to coincide with the one hundred year anniversary of the start of the First World War. And like one of Roald Dahl's most timeless and beloved novels, much of the action takes place at a sweet factory!'
Amazon
'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance.'
The Independent on Sunday
'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues.'
The Bookseller