Sapphire Battersea
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Sapphire Battersea

by Jacqueline Wilson

2011•Family•405 pages

Taste attributes: familydramahistoricalwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardycomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a wholesome, stirring family novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Hetty is now with her dear mother Ida... but Ida has fallen dangerously ill. While caring for her mother, she also struggles to find her own father, Robert, who has her striking red hair as well. Along the way she meets some one from her child hood... Someone called Jem. But after many years have passed, will she still love Jem as much as she did?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyComplex relationship

Subjects

Juvenile LiteratureMamaMr.buchanan.jemFamiliesOrphansHistoryFriendshipJuvenile fiction

Details

Author
Jacqueline Wilson
Published
2011
Pages
405
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