The Disgrace of Kitty Grey - Softcover

Mary Hooper is a very popular writer for children and young adults. Her brilliant historical novels have a huge fan base, as do her contemporary novels for teenagers. At The Sign of the Sugared Plum was selected as part of the 2010 Booked Up scheme. Mary lives in Henley-on-Thames.

Another sumptuous, satisfying read from Mary Hooper * Lucy Mangan * Deliciously funny, thoughtful and atmospheric -- Amanda Criag * The Times * More wonderfully atmospheric historical romance from Hooper, set in the time of Jane Austin * The Bookseller * I loved the gripping story of dairymaid Kitty Grey who travels to London on a quest. Beautifully researched, it evokes below stairs Jane Austen in Dickens' London! * Caroline Lawrence * Superb . . . Hooper is a wise and charming writer -- Philip Womack * Literary Review * Hooper's storylines pack a 21st-century punch . . . Historical fiction worthy of the genre -- Amanda Foreman * New York Times * Praise for Velvet: Powerfully plotted . . . almost a teen version of Sarah Waters' Affinity with a bit of Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather thrown in * Independent on Sunday * Praise for Fallen Grace: By any standards, an exceptional novel . . . the gift for taking historical situations and making them emotionally engaging is far too rare . . . after six historical novels, this one is Hooper's breakthrough and its characterisation, plotting and atmosphere are first-rate and deserve prizes . . . Not since Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke has there been such a gorgeous evocation of Victorian life - or so satisfying a conclusion -- Amanda Craig * The Times * This wonderfully atmospheric story, set in Victorian London, will draw in teenage girls with its blend of sadness, hardship and redemption . . . A sensitive and tautly-plotted novel, intelligently told * Daily Mail *