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A fantastic stand-alone historical novel in the tradition of Hetty Feather and Wave Me Goodbye, this rich, entertaining novel will delight fans new and old.

About the Author

Jacqueline Wilson is a hugely successful children’s author and has won a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. In 2002 Jacqueline received an OBE for services to literacy in schools. She was the highest-borrowed author in British libraries in the last decade. Amy trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Her theatre credits include: Flat 73, Connie’s Colander, Collider, In the Footsteps of the Mitfords, Twelfth Night, Great Expectations, The House of Bernarda Alba and The Yellow Wallpaper. Her radio drama experience includes From Russia with Lust and Paradise Misplaced (Type O Productions), and Sounds Like This (CBeebies). She has also narrated the audiobooks for the Poppy Pym series, as well as Return to the Secret Garden and co-runs the Oxford-based Human Story Theatre.

Reviews

‘A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety.’
*The Times*

‘She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance.’
*The Independent on Sunday*