![]() ![]() Her father, Harry, was a civil servant and her mother, Biddy, was an antiques dealer. Opal Plumstead might be plain, but she has always been fiercely intelligent. A brilliant story from the bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson, starring her most outspoken, fiery and unforgettable heroine yet: Opal Plumstead. The brilliantly gripping new story from the bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson. Jacqueline Aitken was born in Bath, Somerset, on 17 December 1945. But the First World War is about to begin, and will change Opal’s life for ever. And when Opal meets Morgan – Mrs Roberts’ handsome son, and the heir to Fairy Glen – she believes she has found her soulmate. ![]() But Opal idolises Mrs Roberts, the factory’s beautiful, dignified owner, who introduces Opal to the legendary Mrs Pankhurst and her fellow Suffragettes. Opal struggles to get along with the other workers, who think her snobby and stuck-up. 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 Plumstead might be plain, but she has always been fiercely intelligent. And like one of Roald Dahl’s most timeless and beloved novels, much of the action takes place at a sweet factory! ![]() £2,784,864.20 generated for local bookshops Opal Plumstead Jacqueline Wilson (Author) Nick Sharratt (Illustrator) FORMAT Paperback English £6.99 £6. This wonderful new wartime story will be published to coincide with the one hundred year anniversary of the start of the First World War. Opal Plumstead a book by Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt. ![]()
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