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Mary Hooper

    July 23, 1944

    Mary Ann Hooper was an English author and professor of domestic economy, dedicated to the art of cookery and kitchen organization. She shared her extensive knowledge through numerous publications, focusing on elegant and economical meal preparation and efficient kitchen management. Her works provided practical advice for everyday cooking as well as for specific dietary needs, establishing her as a significant figure in the domestic sciences of her era. She committed herself to teaching cooking, offering practical guidance to housewives.

    Mary Hooper
    Newes From the Dead
    Fallen Grace
    Velvet
    The Revolting Wedding
    Zara
    At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
    • 2014

      Poppy

      • 270 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.8(397)Add rating

      Poppy is young, beautiful and clever - and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family's country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy's life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason is love - with someone forbidden, who could never, ever marry a girl like her. The second reason is war. As the lists of the dead and wounded grow longer, Poppy must do whatever she can to help the injured soldiers, knowing all the while that her own soldier may never return home ...

      Poppy
    • 2011

      Velvet

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.0(32)Add rating

      Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Velvet is desperate to create a better life. Then she is noticed by Madame Savoya, a famed medium, who asks Velvet to come work for her. At first she is dazzled by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame. But Velvet soon realizes that Madame Savoya is not all that she says she is, and Velvet's very life may be in danger . . . A romantic and thrilling new novel from an acclaimed historical fiction writer, Velvet is packed with rich details and surprising twists.

      Velvet
    • 2010

      Life has been nothing but unfair to Grace Parkes and her sister. Penniless, the two orphans manage to stay alive on the streets of Victorian London. And Grace must bear a greater heartbreak, having become pregnant and then given birth to a stillborn baby. But the infant's death sets Grace on a new path.

      Fallen Grace
    • 2009

      The Betrayal

      • 282 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.9(329)Add rating

      The concluding volume to the two popular novels by Mary Hooper, At the House of the Magician and By Royal Command

      The Betrayal
    • 2008

      The Revolting Holiday

      • 98 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Holidays are supposed to be fun, but a week in a holiday camp with Mrs Bayleaf? Torture! Out of desperation, Katie seeks refuge in the Kids' Klub, where she meets a particularly irritating little madam called Antonia who can't stop bragging about how her family win all the competitions. Katie would love to wipe the smile off Antonia's face. Perhaps Katie's family, and even Mrs Bayleaf, might come in useful after all . . . Well, there's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition, is there?

      The Revolting Holiday
    • 2008

      Back from the dead. Wronged, hanged, awake, and in darkness, a maidservant in1650 England is gripped by fear, and by memories of the only crime she's evercommitted--trusting the wrong man.

      Newes From the Dead
    • 2008

      England gegen Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts. Offiziell ist Lucy Dienstmädchen im Haus von Dr. Dee, dem Zauberer der Königin Elizabeth I. Aber heimlich hat sie noch eine zweite Aufgabe, seit sie eine gefährliche Intrige aufgedeckt und dadurch der Königin das Leben gerettet hat. Als Spionin Ihrer Majestät soll sie Ausschau halten nach etwaigen Verrätern. Lucy kann es kaum erwarten, dass Tom, der attraktive Hofnarr der Königin, ihr endlich den genauen Auftrag mitteilt. Da hört sie rätselhafte Schreie, die irgendwo aus den Kellern von Dr. Dees Haus kommen müssen.

      In königlichem Auftrag
    • 2007
    • 2007
    • 2007

      At the House of the Magician

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.7(714)Add rating

      A poor runaway during the Elizabethan period, Lucy does not have many options. Her luck turns around when she is taken on as a maid in the household of Dr. Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for intrigue. So when she stumbled across a plot to assassinate the queen, Lucy must find means to warn her . . . before it's too late.

      At the House of the Magician