Martine Diamond

Martine Diamond
Birth Name	Martine Diamond
Age	16
Parents	Sue Diamond (mother) Dave Diamond (father)
Siblings	Jude Diamond, Rochelle Diamond, Dixie Diamond, Sundance Diamond (younger sisters)
Romances	Tony
Books	The Diamond Girls

Martine Diamond is Sue Diamond's eldest daughter and the older sister of Jude, Rochelle, Dixie and Sundance Diamond. She is one of the main character's in Jacqueline Wilson's book The Diamond Girls.

Physical Appearance

Martine is sixteen. She is described as being pretty and looks a great deal like her mother, but tries to change this. She has her mum's thick black hair, but dyes hers blonde, and because her mum wears short skirts, she wears low slung jeans and thongs.

Biography

Background

Her mother met her father Dave in Year Ten and when Dave got Sue pregnant, he tried to be a father to her, but left because he could not cope. Martine was apparently physically abused by her mother's next boyfriend, Dean, prompting Sue to leave him. Martine doesn't seem to enjoy school much and "can't wait to leave". She has begun a relationship with her next door neighbor, Tony, and it is quite serious, despite Sue's warnings about teen pregnancy and her belief that the relationship won't last.

The Diamond Girls

Martine is very unhappy with her mother's decision to move to the Planet Estate, criticising Sue for getting pregnant again and accusing her of ruining her life. She also doesn't want to leave Tony. Sue eventually persuades Martine to stay with her to help her after the baby is born and Martine reluctantly agrees, though she insists she will return to Bletchworth to be with Tony. Martine is appalled by the state of their new house and blames her mother. She tries to help clean up and look after her sisters, but they end up fighting and Martine spends most her time texting Tony and complaining of stomach bugs. She goes with her mother to hospital when the baby comes early and tries tries to take care of Sundance, her new baby brother (actually sister). However, Sue, who is pretending Sundance is a boy and apparently suffering from post-natal depression, refuses to let Martine near the baby, driving her further away. It is eventually revealed that Martine is pregnant with Tony's baby. She and Sue get into a huge argument, which Bruce accidently makes worse. Martine calls Sue a slag and storms out, intending to go back to Bletchworth. At the end of the novel, however, she returns after hearing her younger sister Dixie has been involved in an accident. Martine says she broke up with Tony, because she was sick of him and his mother badmouthing her family. She makes amends with Sue and reveals she intends to keep her baby.