Mary Ann Hooper fue una autora inglesa y profesora de economía doméstica, dedicada al arte culinario y la organización de la cocina. Compartió su extenso conocimiento a través de numerosas publicaciones, centrándose en la preparación elegante y económica de comidas y la gestión eficiente de la cocina. Sus obras ofrecieron consejos prácticos para la cocina diaria, así como para necesidades dietéticas específicas, estableciéndola como una figura importante en las ciencias del hogar de su época. Se dedicó a la enseñanza de la cocina, ofreciendo orientación práctica a las amas de casa.
Like the rest of her family, Tabitha Brown thinks that Great-aunt Mitzi is completely barmy. This impression is confirmed when Mitzi leaves Tabitha a cat-cushion in her will. But soon, Tabitha realizes she has inherited a great power, and she quickly sets about making good use of it.
It's Julia's 13th birthday, but despite all the celebrations, she can't get rid of the strange shivery tingle going down her spine. She has the spooky feeling that someone - or something - is following her.
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 candy shop, 'The Sugared Plum'. But Hannah does not get the welcoming reception she expected from her sister, because the Plague is taking hold of London. However, Hannah is determined to stay and together the two young women face the worst-with the possibility of their own demise, growing ever closer. But through it all they persevere with the support of their neighbors and each other. And at last, they find hope in a daring attempt to escape the city.
Zara and Ella were both two weeks late for the start of the school year. Ever since then they've been best friends. They're always fooling around finding out the star signs of boys they fancy, reading out their horoscopes and playing games to discover the initial of the boy they're going to marry - just things to pass the time and take their minds off exams and tests. Ella's never really taken it all very seriously, but then Zara starts to act a bit differently - dressing like a Goth and experimenting with her new-found spiritual side and psychic powers in order to get them noticed by the popular crowd in their class and earn them both a bit of kudos. But little does Ella know how far Zara is really prepared to go - even betraying their friendship - to get the attention she clearly seeks. Mary Hooper writes with haunting accuracy about the manipulative mind games and power struggles that go on within groups of friends at school. Zara is a brilliantly observed account of school life for teenage girls as well as being a book that one simply burns through - pacy, juicy and lively writing about issues that horrify and fascinate and resonate all at once.
The hilarious sequel to KATIE: The Revolting Bridesmaid
A delightful collection of Mary Hooper's historical works, featuring the re-publication of "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum" and its exciting sequel "Petals in the Ashes" in a single volume.
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.
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.
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.
The concluding volume to the two popular novels by Mary Hooper, At the House of the Magician and By Royal Command