In The Illustrated Mum, both Star and Dolphin call Marigold by her first name, but they don't draw too much attention to it. Calling the Old Man Out: Knowing full well her father will beat her mother the moment she and Kenny go to bed, Jayni yells at him how she hates him for ruining everything. This is the catalyst that prompts him to hit her for the first time and for Nikki to run away with the kids. Last Disrespects: While not an intentional example, Clover in Clover Moon is deeply upset by the behaviour of the priest at Megs' funeral, who refers to her by her full name (which she never used, to the point where Clover is initially confused) and gives an eulogy that makes it clear he didn't know the first thing about her. Clover considers this very disrespectful and knows it's not at all what Megs would have wanted. Eye Scream: In Emerald Star, Gideon is discharged from the army because he lost an eye in the course of duty (and is close to losing the sight in the other one.) This apparently happened due to having so much guilt about shooting another man that he kept seeing it, so he attempted to blind himself. Lola Rose's father, who, like Cookie's, was initially abusive to her mom and later to her as well. It is implied that this is the reason that Lola Rose's mother gets cancer.

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Every moment of every day is filled with thoughts of my beautiful boys, Mark and Evan, my mother, Ruth, my sister, Jodie Lee and my partner Sean,” the Derry woman said. In This Girl, Deb gives a little speech about how she refused to have an abortion on moral grounds, even though this left her as a penniless teenage single mother. Joe - Pearl and Jodie's father. Joe adores Jodie and can never say no to her. He is the school caretaker. He is very good in woodwork and makes toys for Jodie and Pearl.

Louise James carries the remains of her son at his funeral in March 2016. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin The Love is Lovecollection is meant to serve as little reminders to Love – be it to your best friend, significant other, sister, or self. I’m 32 and don’t yet have kids or a family of my own (though I spend 90% of my time with my sister, her husband, and my niece), but my career has brought me great fulfilment on a number of levels. Over these last 10 years in New York, I’ve experienced tremendous love – many times and in many forms.I’ve learned more about myself through every relationship and I’ve grown in ways I never imagined. Deconstructed with Jayni in Lola Rose who does love her dad, but can't get away from the fact that he's very violent to her mother (and has threatened Jayni himself), despite frequently proclaiming how much he loves his children. She also feels under pressure to act like this trope in case he gets angry with her for not showing enough affection. After Megs dies in Clover Moon, the priest at her funeral exclusively refers to her by her full name of Margaret Anne Moon. Clover is confused for a while since she never thought of her by any name other than Megs.

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The Longest Whale Song has Ella almost drown when trying to swim underwater and not coming up for air early enough because a whale wouldn't need to, apparently not understanding that humans have a different lung capacity. Even when she hears that she nearly drowned, she feels confused because she was only underwater for a minute. Pearl - the main character and narrator of the story. Pearl is shy and quiet, and adores her older sister. She turns 11 in the book. She makes friends with Harley and Mrs Wilberforce, who is a bookworm like Pearl. It is hinted a couple of times she may have a crush on Harley. In Amber, Amber recounts a story of when she was younger (probably a pre-teen) and attracted the attention of a seemingly nice, much older man outside a chip shop; but he soon made her very uncomfortable with the way he was looking at her. Breakout Character - Hetty Feather, who has overtaken Tracy Beaker as Wilson's best known/most popular character. Word of God even states that Hetty is her favorite character. Drives the plot of Falling Apart. Tina falls for the older, more socially advanced Simon and soon convinces herself that he is the love of her life. She is unable to see that he is not the person she thinks he is, and that to him their relationship is just a casual fling. It doesn't end well when he breaks up with her.

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Does Not Like Men: Jan in Falling Apart is an avowed feminist, dislikes men, and refuses to hang around with boys. When Simon tells Tina he only dated her because of a bet with a friend, he says he was dared to ask out her or Jan but Tina was obviously easier to get.