Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper

Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2011 The best new historical novel of the year' The Times A thrilling tale set in the Victorian era, featuring Grace, who's held in thrall by her own dark secret that threatens to overwhelm her and her sister

'If the beach reading season has you craving a novel with bold characters and a zippy pace, consider this slice of young adult Victoriana' * Daily Mail *
'Nobody tells a story like Mary Hooper doesHer ability to make the lives of girls in times past come alive for the modern reader is a special skill. As well as her superb grasp of period settings, she revels in extraordinary and fascinating human stories that cry out to be told. Such lives could not be in better hands' * John McLay, Director, Bath Festival of Children's Literature *
'A sensitive and tautly-plotted novel, intelligently told' * Daily Mail *
'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 *

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 and Fallen Grace has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2011. Mary lives in Henley-on-Thames.

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ISBN 13	9780747599128
ISBN 10	0747599122
Title	Fallen Grace
Author	Mary Hooper
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2011-06-06
Number of pages	320
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