History Literature / HettyFeather

* RecycledPremise: Takes heavy inspiration from ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''. There is a red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure. She wants to succeed academically. She has brooding brunette male love interest(s) with whom said heroine has a BelligerentSexualTension.

* LoveTriangle: Between Janet, Jem and Hetty in "Emerald Star". Made even more painful when Hetty almost ''ruins'' Jem and Janet's wedding by cropping up, causing Jem to admit his undying love for her and kissing him in ''Little Stars''.

* StargazingScene: Quite a touching one between Hetty and Jem after Jem's father's funeral.

* VillainOfTheWeek: [[AlphaBitch Katherine]], who functions as Hetty's stepmother with which she does not get along with.

* VillainOfTheWeek: Mrs Ruby/Samson. One being Hetty's MeanBoss with a worrying LackOfEmpathy, the other announcing the acts and doubling as a [[spoiler:SerialRapist]].

%% * VillainOfTheWeek: Katherine.

* AttemptedRape: In 'Little Stars', the significantly older Samson attempts to rape the underage drunk Hetty. Fortunately, he's foiled, though it costs her her job as a result.

* CassandraTruth: Bertie warns Hetty about Samson in ''Little Stars'' and not getting too near him, which sadly leads to her losing her job through no fault of her own.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Certainly deals with more morose topics than the previous books.
%% * HeldGaze: Hetty and Jem at his wedding reception.
%% * LastKiss: Jem and Hetty before his wedding.

%% * VillainOfTheWeek: Mrs Ruby/Samson.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Diamond'' is told from the perspective of Diamond, instead of Hetty.

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* AbusiveParents: Sissy's alcoholic father.

* BrotherSisterTeam: Hetty and Gideon throughout the first part of the book in the Hospital.
* CinderellaCircumstances: All girls at the Hospital are destined for service.

* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Between Jem and Hetty. [[spoiler: Jem takes it more seriously than Hetty does.]]

* InsufferableGenius: Hetty, particularly as a child. By the 3rd book Hetty has mellowed in her precocious-ness.
* ProtagonistTitle

* StreetUrchin: Sissy, Lil and for a brief time Hetty in ''Hetty Feather''.
* UnfortunateName
* VillainOfTheWeek: Matron Bottomly.

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* SculleryMaid: Hetty goes into service at the beginning of ''Sapphire Battersea''.
* SpookySeance: Hetty and her fellow maid Sarah attend a Seance in ''Sapphire Battersea''.
** Considering the series is mostly set in VictorianLondon, these types of visits were frowned upon and a cause for suspicion, which was likely why Mrs Briskett attempted to forbid Hetty from attending.
* RedheadInGreen: Hetty on the cover.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Mr Buchanan.

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* BettyAndVeronica: Janet and Hetty in 'Emerald Star'.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Even when Hetty finds her father she thinks he's single and childless, ready for a family but finds he's happily married with two children who ''aren't happy'' in ''Emerald Star''.

* TheCityVsTheCountry

* SmallTownBoredom: What Hetty experiences after returning to the village.

* WickedStepmother: Katherine in ''Emerald Star'', though this is arguable, as, one could say her being antagonistic towards Hetty was mostly because she was upset that her husband had a child out of wedlock and didn't tell her and in response to how Hetty is towards her.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Katherine.

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* AbusiveParents: Diamond's father, who sells her to the circus.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In both ''Diamond'' and ''Little Stars'' Hetty discovers that her idealised version of the circus/the music hall isn't true and is instead a CrapsackWorld of corruption and greed.

* TagalongKid and TheBabyOfTheBunch: Diamond
* VillainOfTheWeek: Mr Tanglefield/Beppo.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In both ''Diamond'' and ''Little Stars'' Hetty discovers that her idealised version of the circus/the music hall isn't true and is instead a CrapsackWorld of corruption and greed.

* HeldGaze: Hetty and Jem at his wedding reception.
* LastKiss: Jem and Hetty before his wedding.
* LoveTriangle: Between Jem, Hetty and Bertie.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Jem and Hetty for the whole series.
** Although Jem does end up marrying Janet and Hetty ends up with Bertie, there are many instances which explain otherwise some sort of unresolved connection between them, such as Jem's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove right before his wedding to Hetty's hysterical reaction to his engagement and crying all the home from it:

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Hetty and Bertie (''and'' Hetty and Jem.) Thankfully at least by the end of ''Little Stars'' Hetty and Bertie finally get together after months of the {{Relationship Revolving Door}}.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Mrs Ruby/Samson.
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* BreakoutCharacter: ''Hetty Feather'' was hugely successful, and WordOfGod Creator/JacquelineWilson says Hetty is probably her favourite character.

* ParentalSubstitute: Peg Cotton and Nurse Winnie during Hetty's early years in ''Hetty Feather'', Mrs Briskett in ''Sapphire Battersea'', Lizzie in ''Emerald Star'' and Madame Adeline throughout ''Diamond/Little Stars''.

* ProtagonistTitle
* RecycledPremise: Takes heavy inspiration from Literature/AnneOfGreenGables : Red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure? Check. Said orphan wants to succeed academically? Check. Brooding brunette male love interest(s) with which said heroine will have BelligerentSexualTension ? Check. Set partly in the countryside? Check.
* ShrinkingViolet: Gideon, throughout the whole series.
* StageNames
* VagueAge: Although we get rough years for most characters, we never actually learn when Hetty's birthday is.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Hetty's eyes are frequently described as 'sapphire blue'.

Set in mostly in {{Victorian London}}, the series follows orphan Hetty navigate life on a gene-hunt for her biological parents, encountering some interesting experiences and people along the way and a series-long LoveTriangle.

Having reached critical success, 'Hetty Feather' went on to spawn a [[Series/HettyFeather TV series by the same name]], first broadcast in 2015.

''Hetty Feather'' has gone on to have 2 sequels and 2 spin-offs, exploring Hetty's life after the events of the first book and the people she meets along the way.

The first book in the series. Hetty documents the first 10 years of her life, from living in foster care to moving to the Foundling Hospital where she is trained for service.

* BigSisterInstinct: Although not biological siblings, Hetty tries her best to protect Diamond from Beppo. Hetty also saves her half-brother Ezra from drowning in ''Emerald Star'', and feels very protective over her foster brother Gideon.

* RecycledPremise: Takes heavy inspiration from Literature/AnneOfGreenGables : Red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure? Check. Brooding brunette male love interest(s) with which said heroine will have BelligerentSexualTension ? Check. Set partly in the countryside? Check.

!!The Hetty Feather book series:
[[index]]
* Hetty Feather
* Sapphire Battersea
* Emerald Star
!!The Hetty Feather spin-offs:
[[index]]
* Diamond
* Little Stars

* FieryRedhead: Hetty's flame red hair mirrors her flame red temper.* ParentalSubstitute: Peg Cotton and Nurse Winnie during Hetty's early years in ''Hetty Feather'', Mrs Briskett in ''Sapphire Battersea'', Lizzie in ''Emerald Star'' and Madame Adeline throughout ''Diamond/Little Stars''.

* FieryRedhead: Hetty's flame red hair mirrors her flame red temper.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon:
** Saul in ''Hetty Feather''.
* ParentalSubstitute: Peg Cotton and Nurse Winnie during Hetty's early years in ''Hetty Feather'', Mrs Briskett in ''Sapphire Battersea'', Lizzie in ''Emerald Star'' and Madame Adeline throughout ''Diamond/Little Stars''.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Hetty's eyes are described as 'sapphire blue'.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Takes heavy inspiration from Literature/AnneOfGreenGables : Red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure? Check. Brooding brunette male love interest(s) with which said heroine will have BelligerentSexualTension ? Check. Set partly in the countryside? Check.

* AbusiveParents:
** Diamond's father, who sells her to the circus.
** Not to mention Sissy's alcoholic father she has to live with in ''Hetty Feather''.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** In ''Sapphire Battersea'', Hetty believes she can easily quit service and make enough money for a house for her and her mother, but scullery maids made barely enough to survive. When she quits service, she realises you have to make money to survive...made especially painful when her mother dies of consumption.

* AbusiveParents:
** Diamond's father, who sells her to the circus.
** Not to mention Sissy's alcoholic father she has to live with in ''Hetty Feather''.
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Diamond'' is told from the perspective of Diamond, instead of Hetty.
* AttemptedRape: In 'Little Stars', the significantly older Samson attempts to rape the underage drunk Hetty. Fortunately, he's foiled, though it costs her her job as a result.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** In ''Sapphire Battersea'', Hetty believes she can easily quit service and make enough money for a house for her and her mother, but scullery maids made barely enough to survive. When she quits service, she realises you have to make money to survive...made especially painful when her mother dies of consumption.
** Even when Hetty finds her father she thinks he's single and childless, ready for a family but finds he's happily married with two children who ''aren't happy'' in ''Emerald Star''.
** In both ''Diamond'' and ''Little Stars'' Hetty discovers that her idealised version of the circus/the music hall isn't true and is instead a CrapsackWorld of corruption and greed.
* BigSisterInstinct: Although not biological siblings, Hetty tries her best to protect Diamond from Beppo. Hetty also saves her half-brother Ezra from drowning in ''Emerald Star'', and feels very protective over her foster brother Gideon.
* BitterWeddingSpeech: Hetty is asked to speak at Jem's wedding, and says goodbye, rather bittersweetly.

* BrotherSisterTeam: Hetty and Gideon throughout the first part of the book in the Hospital.
* BettyAndVeronica: Janet and Hetty in 'Emerald Star'.
* TheBusCameBack: After Polly is [[PutOnABus adopted by a rich couple]] in ''Hetty Feather'', she makes a brief cameo as a circus guest and has a sweet reunion with Hetty again in ''Diamond''.
* CassandraTruth: Bertie warns Hetty about Samson in ''Little Stars'' and not getting too near him, which sadly leads to her losing her job through no fault of her own.
* TheCityVsTheCountry

* CinderellaCircumstances: All girls at the Hospital are destined for service.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Each book becomes darker and more complex as Hetty grows up.
* EyeScream: Gideon attempts to blind himself during his service in the army after killing an escaped prisoner, and is discharged as a result.

* TheRunaway: Hetty first runs away age 10 during a hospital outing in Hyde Park to seek out Madame Adeline, who she has a childhood fantasy is really her mother. She runs away again to the circus 5 years later after realising she can't stay in the village.

%% * TagalongKid and TheBabyOfTheBunch: Diamond
%% * UnfortunateName
* UnwantedHarem: Throughout the series, Hetty is almost constantly surrounded by suitors, such as Jem, Bertie, Marvo and unfortunately Sampson, who attempts to take advantage of Hetty multiple times.
* RecycledPremise: Takes heavy inspiration from Literature/AnneOfGreenGables : Red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure? Check. Brooding brunette male love interest(s) with which said heroine will have BelligerentSexualTension ? Check. Set partly in the countryside? Check.
* SculleryMaid: Hetty goes into service at the beginning of ''Sapphire Battersea''.
%% * ShrinkingViolet: Gideon, throughout the whole series.
* SmallTownBoredom: What Hetty experiences after returning to the village.
* SpookySeance: Hetty and her fellow maid Sarah attend a Seance in ''Sapphire Battersea''.
** Considering the series is mostly set in VictorianLondon, these types of visits were frowned upon and a cause for suspicion, which was likely why Mrs Briskett attempted to forbid Hetty from attending.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth:
** Ida.
** Lil.

* VillainOfTheWeek: Rule of thumb is at least one BigBad per book.
** ''Hetty Feather'': Matron Bottomly.
** ''Sapphire Battersea'': Mr Buchanan.
** ''Emerald Star'': Katherine.
** ''Diamond'': Mr Tanglefield/Beppo.
** ''Little Stars'': Mrs Ruby/Samson.

[[folder:''Hetty Feather'']]
!!Tropes specific to each book:

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!!General tropes that apply to the whole series:

* AbusiveParents:
** Diamond's father, who sells her to the circus.
** Not to mention Sissy's alcoholic father she has to live with in ''Hetty Feather''.
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Diamond'' is told from the perspective of Diamond, instead of Hetty.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** In ''Sapphire Battersea'', Hetty believes she can easily quit service and make enough money for a house for her and her mother, but scullery maids made barely enough to survive. When she quits service, she realises you have to make money to survive...made especially painful when her mother dies of consumption.
** Even when Hetty finds her father she thinks he's single and childless, ready for a family but finds he's happily married with two children who ''aren't happy'' in ''Emerald Star''.
** In both ''Diamond'' and ''Little Stars'' Hetty discovers that her idealised version of the circus/the music hall isn't true and is instead a CrapsackWorld of corruption and greed.
* BigSisterInstinct: Although not biological siblings, Hetty tries her best to protect Diamond from Beppo. Hetty also saves her half-brother Ezra from drowning in ''Emerald Star'', and feels very protective over her foster brother Gideon.

* BreakoutCharacter: ''Hetty Feather'' was hugely successful, and WordOfGod Creator/JacquelineWilson says Hetty is probably her favourite character.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Hetty and Gideon throughout the first part of the book in the Hospital.
* BettyAndVeronica: Janet and Hetty in 'Emerald Star'.
* TheBusCameBack: After Polly is [[PutOnABus adopted by a rich couple]] in ''Hetty Feather'', she makes a brief cameo as a circus guest and has a sweet reunion with Hetty again in ''Diamond''.

* TheCityVsTheCountry

* CinderellaCircumstances: All girls at the Hospital are destined for service.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Each book becomes darker and more complex as Hetty grows up.
* EyeScream: Gideon attempts to blind himself during his service in the army after killing an escaped prisoner, and is discharged as a result.
* FieryRedhead: Hetty's flame red hair mirrors her flame red temper.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon:
** Saul in ''Hetty Feather''.
* GeneHunting: Hetty is desperate to find her mother and father.
* HandsomeLech: Samson.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Janet.
%% * HeldGaze: Hetty and Jem at his wedding reception.
%% * InsufferableGenius: Hetty, particularly as a child. By the 3rd book Hetty has mellowed in her precocious-ness.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Jem accepts that Hetty is too wilful to settle down, and lets her go to the circus (reluctantly.)

* LoveTriangle: Between Janet, Jem and Hetty in "Emerald Star". Made even more painful when Hetty almost ''ruins'' Jem and Janet's wedding by cropping up, causing Jem to admit his undying love for her and kissing him in ''Little Stars''.
%% ** Jem, Hetty and Bertie in 'Little Stars.'
* ParentalSubstitute: Peg Cotton and Nurse Winnie during Hetty's early years in ''Hetty Feather'', Mrs Briskett in ''Sapphire Battersea'', Lizzie in ''Emerald Star'' and Madame Adeline throughout ''Diamond/Little Stars''.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The entire series is written from child and teenaged Hetty's perspective, naturally unintentionally or even intentionally skewing facts at times. Hetty even rewrites some of her memoirs in 'Emerald Star'.
* ProtagonistTitle
* TheRunaway: Hetty first runs away age 10 during a hospital outing in Hyde Park to seek out Madame Adeline, who she has a childhood fantasy is really her mother. She runs away again to the circus 5 years later after realising she can't stay in the village.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Jem.
%% * TagalongKid and TheBabyOfTheBunch: Diamond
%% * UnfortunateName
* UnwantedHarem: Throughout the series, Hetty is almost constantly surrounded by suitors, such as Jem, Bertie, Marvo and unfortunately Sampson, who attempts to take advantage of Hetty multiple times.
* RecycledPremise: Takes heavy inspiration from Literature/AnneOfGreenGables : Red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure? Check. Brooding brunette male love interest(s) with which said heroine will have BelligerentSexualTension ? Check. Set partly in the countryside? Check.
* SculleryMaid: Hetty goes into service at the beginning of ''Sapphire Battersea''.
%% * ShrinkingViolet: Gideon, throughout the whole series.
* SmallTownBoredom: What Hetty experiences after returning to the village.
* SpookySeance: Hetty and her fellow maid Sarah attend a Seance in ''Sapphire Battersea''.
** Considering the series is mostly set in VictorianLondon, these types of visits were frowned upon and a cause for suspicion, which was likely why Mrs Briskett attempted to forbid Hetty from attending.
* StageNames
* StreetUrchin: Sissy, Lil and for a brief time Hetty in ''Hetty Feather''.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth:
** Ida.
** Lil.

--> Hetty: It was still wonderful to know he loved me best.
* VagueAge: Although we get rough years for most characters, we never actually learn when Hetty's birthday is.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Rule of thumb is at least one BigBad per book.
** ''Hetty Feather'': Matron Bottomly.
** ''Sapphire Battersea'': Mr Buchanan.
** ''Emerald Star'': Katherine.
** ''Diamond'': Mr Tanglefield/Beppo.
** ''Little Stars'': Mrs Ruby/Samson.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Hetty's eyes are described as 'sapphire blue'.
* WickedStepmother: Katherine in ''Emerald Star'', though this is arguable, as, one could say her being antagonistic towards Hetty was mostly because she was upset that her husband had a child out of wedlock and didn't tell her and in response to how Hetty is towards her.

%% ** Hetty and Jem, then
* TheWickedStage: Hetty's landlady Miss Gibson disapproves of her Music Hall and Acting career.
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!!Provides examples of:

[[folder:Sapphire Battersea]]

[[folder:Emerald Star]]

* RedheadInGreen: Hetty on the cover.

* AbusiveParents:
** Diamond's father, who sells her to the circus.
** Not to mention Sissy's alcoholic father she has to live with in ''Hetty Feather''.
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Diamond'' is told from the perspective of Diamond, instead of Hetty.
* AttemptedRape: In 'Little Stars', the significantly older Samson attempts to rape the underage drunk Hetty. Fortunately, he's foiled, though it costs her her job as a result.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** In ''Sapphire Battersea'', Hetty believes she can easily quit service and make enough money for a house for her and her mother, but scullery maids made barely enough to survive. When she quits service, she realises you have to make money to survive...made especially painful when her mother dies of consumption.
** Even when Hetty finds her father she thinks he's single and childless, ready for a family but finds he's happily married with two children who ''aren't happy'' in ''Emerald Star''.
** In both ''Diamond'' and ''Little Stars'' Hetty discovers that her idealised version of the circus/the music hall isn't true and is instead a CrapsackWorld of corruption and greed.

* BitterWeddingSpeech: Hetty is asked to speak at Jem's wedding, and says goodbye, rather bittersweetly.
* BreakoutCharacter: ''Hetty Feather'' was hugely successful, and WordOfGod Creator/JacquelineWilson says Hetty is probably her favourite character.

* BettyAndVeronica: Janet and Hetty in 'Emerald Star'.
* TheBusCameBack: After Polly is [[PutOnABus adopted by a rich couple]] in ''Hetty Feather'', she makes a brief cameo as a circus guest and has a sweet reunion with Hetty again in ''Diamond''.
* CassandraTruth: Bertie warns Hetty about Samson in ''Little Stars'' and not getting too near him, which sadly leads to her losing her job through no fault of her own.
* TheCityVsTheCountry
* ChildrenAreInnocent: At one point Hetty comes across some girls in the shadier alleys of London, wearing make-up and provocative clothing, "seeming to be begging." Hetty fails to realise that they are most likely prostitutes, though she notes that she finds them more menacing than the rough boys who stole her boots.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Each book becomes darker and more complex as Hetty grows up.
* EyeScream: Gideon attempts to blind himself during his service in the army after killing an escaped prisoner, and is discharged as a result.
* FieryRedhead: Hetty's flame red hair mirrors her flame red temper.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon:
** Saul in ''Hetty Feather''.

* HandsomeLech: Samson.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Janet.
%% * HeldGaze: Hetty and Jem at his wedding reception.
%% * InsufferableGenius: Hetty, particularly as a child. By the 3rd book Hetty has mellowed in her precocious-ness.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Jem accepts that Hetty is too wilful to settle down, and lets her go to the circus (reluctantly.)
* LastKiss: Jem and Hetty before his wedding.
* LoveTriangle: Between Janet, Jem and Hetty in "Emerald Star". Made even more painful when Hetty almost ''ruins'' Jem and Janet's wedding by cropping up, causing Jem to admit his undying love for her and kissing him in ''Little Stars''.
%% ** Jem, Hetty and Bertie in 'Little Stars.'
* ParentalSubstitute: Peg Cotton and Nurse Winnie during Hetty's early years in ''Hetty Feather'', Mrs Briskett in ''Sapphire Battersea'', Lizzie in ''Emerald Star'' and Madame Adeline throughout ''Diamond/Little Stars''.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The entire series is written from child and teenaged Hetty's perspective, naturally unintentionally or even intentionally skewing facts at times. Hetty even rewrites some of her memoirs in 'Emerald Star'.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Jem.
%% * TagalongKid and TheBabyOfTheBunch: Diamond
%% * UnfortunateName
* UnwantedHarem: Throughout the series, Hetty is almost constantly surrounded by suitors, such as Jem, Bertie, Marvo and unfortunately Sampson, who attempts to take advantage of Hetty multiple times.
* RecycledPremise: Takes heavy inspiration from Literature/AnneOfGreenGables : Red-headed hot-blooded orphan heroine with emotional baggage who longs for adventure? Check. Brooding brunette male love interest(s) with which said heroine will have BelligerentSexualTension ? Check. Set partly in the countryside? Check.
* SculleryMaid: Hetty goes into service at the beginning of ''Sapphire Battersea''.
%% * ShrinkingViolet: Gideon, throughout the whole series.
* SmallTownBoredom: What Hetty experiences after returning to the village.
* SpookySeance: Hetty and her fellow maid Sarah attend a Seance in ''Sapphire Battersea''.
** Considering the series is mostly set in VictorianLondon, these types of visits were frowned upon and a cause for suspicion, which was likely why Mrs Briskett attempted to forbid Hetty from attending.
* StageNames

Set in mostly in {{Victorian London}} in the first book, title character and {{Fiery Redhead}} Hetty, with her extraordinary {{Photographic Memory}}, recounts her early childhood in foster care and the life altering event of returning to the Foundling Hospital along with her surrogate brother Gideon. Hetty then has to navigate her pre-adolescence under the care of [[SadistTeacher pretty bad teachers]] and finds little kindness, the search for her mother driving the plot of the first book which eventually comes to fruition.

The second book ''Sapphire Battersea'' sees Hetty's first attempt at a [[MeaningfulRename new identity]], explores Hetty's working life and as a scullery maid, enjoying the naivety of {{Puppy Love}} with the local Butcher's boy.

The 3rd book that concludes ''Hetty Feather'', ''Emerald Star'' sees Hetty's 2nd attempt at a [[MeaningfulRename new identity]], finding her father to the dismay of his current family, returning back to the country for her foster father's death, and reconciling her feelings to [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Jem]], her foster brother whom she shares a brief [[ChildhoodFriendRomance romance]] with.

'Hetty Feather' is a book series created by British author {{Creator/Jacqueline Wilson}}, the title book being released in 2009.

The second book 'Sapphire Battersea' sees Hetty's first attempt at a [[MeaningfulRename new identity]], explores Hetty's working life and as a scullery maid, enjoying the naivety of {{Puppy Love}} with the local Butcher's boy.

The 3rd book that concludes 'Hetty Feather', 'Emerald Star' sees Hetty's 2nd attempt at a [[MeaningfulRename new identity]], finding her father to the dismay of his current family, returning back to the country for her foster father's death, and reconciling her feelings to [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Jem]], her foster brother whom she shares a brief [[ChildhoodFriendRomance romance]] with.

'Hetty Feather' has gone on to have 2 sequels and 2 spin-offs, exploring Hetty's life after the events of the first book and the people she meets along the way.

* TheRunaway: Hetty first runs away age 10 during a hospital outing in Hyde Park to seek out Madame Adeline, her . She runs away again to the circus 5 years later after realising she can't stay in the village.

** Considering the series is mostly set in VictorianLondon , these types of visits were frowned upon and a cause for suspicion, which was likely why Mrs Briskett attempted to forbid Hetty from attending.

* WickedStepmother: Katherine in ''Emerald Star'', though this is arguable, as, one could say her being antagonistic towards Hetty was mostly because she was upset that her husband had a child out of wedlock and didn't tell her and in response to how Hetty is towards her.

* AttemptedRape: In 'Little Stars', the significantly older Samson attempts to rape the underage drunk Hetty, fortunately foiled, though costing her job as a result.

** Even when Hetty finds her father she thinks he's single and childless, ready for a family but finds he's happily married with two children who ''aren't happy.'' in ''Emerald Star''.
** In both ''Diamond'' and ''Little Stars'' Hetty discovers that her idealised version of the circus/the music hall wasn't true and was instead a CrapsackWorld of corruption and greed.