Opal plumstead by jacqueline wilson5/18/2023 But, of course, her hopes and dreams are inextricably entwined with the society in which she lives. It's not about the war: it's about a young girl coming of age and making the best of the situation around her. Setting Opal Plumstead in the run-up to that apocalyptic conflict is typical of the way Jackie thinks. And I love it that Jackie has chosen to join her centenary with that other important centenary going on in 2014 - that of the Great War. So I'm proud to be reviewing her centenary story. And, more than anything else, it felt truthful. Oh my goodness! Opal Plumstead is Jacqueline Wilson's 100th book! That's prolific, right? I first discovered her work when I read The Illustrated Mum. And Opal's life is about to see even more upheaval. Through Mrs Roberts, Opal learns about the suffragette movement and even meets the legendary Mrs Pankhurst.īut war is brewing. The other workers there find Opal snobby and arrogant but the factory's owner, Mrs Roberts, notices her artistic talent and treats Opal as a protege. But all her ambitions are snatched away when her father is sent to prison and Opal is forced to abandon her education for a job in the Fairy Glen sweet factory. She has already won a scholarship to a public school and dreams of going to university. Living in Edwardian England, Opal Plumstead is a fiercely intelligent girl.
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