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At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

Paperback • 2003 • English

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

By Mary Hooper

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About the book

It is 1665 and Hannah is full of excitement at the prospect of her first trip to London. She is going to help her sister Sarah in her sweetmeats shop, 'The Sugared Plum'. But Hannah does not get the welcoming reception she expected from her sister. Sarah is horrified that Hannah did not get her message to stay away - the Plague is taking hold of London... Through Hannah's eyes, Mary Hooper brilliantly recreates the smells, sounds and sights of seventeenth-century life in London. Hannah's excite...Show more

Historical adventure fiction

Book details

ISBN

9780747561248

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

Format

Paperback

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