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The Diamond Girls by Jacqueline Wilson

5.0

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Diamond begins in 1891, when Ellen-Jane, the book’s narrator, is sold to the circus by her poor alcoholic father. As with all of Wilson’s novels, this is great in terms of characterisation, but there was one thing which did not quite ring true throughout – the dialogue. It felt as though it was far too modern a lot of the time, and a few of the phrases within the narrative gave the same impression too, and consequently did not fit with the era. As a whole, Diamond is a very enjoyable novel, and it certainly works well as part of the Hetty Feather series.