Diamond

Jacqueline Wilson

Jul 2014 · Hetty Feather Book 4 · Bolinda · Narrated by Emma Weaver

About this audiobook

Diamond wasn’t always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter – and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use her talent to earn a few pennies. A mysterious stranger spots her performing on the street, and makes a deal with her father. Diamond is sold and is taken to become an acrobat at Tanglefield’s Travelling Circus. Her master is wicked and greedy. But there are true friends to be found at the circus, including the glorious Emerald Star, Tanglefield’s brand-new ringmaster, and Diamond’s heroine. The crowds adore her but when life at the circus becomes too dangerous to bear any longer, what will the future hold for Diamond? And will her beloved Emerald be a part of it?

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.

Emma Weaver is a popular voice on British children's television, best known for voicing Bella in The Tweenies and Mina in Jelly Jamm. She has had five top ten hits and four top ten albums with The Tweenies and enjoyed performances on Top of the Pops, The Chart Show, The Saturday Show, cd:uk and The Pepsi Chart Show. She regularly voices commercials for both television and radio, and has appeared in many theatre productions, including Patsy Cline, The Musical, Wizard of Oz and Jungle Book, among many others.