A brilliant new departure from this best-selling author. Based on much research, Mary Hooper tellingly conveys how the atmosphere in London changes from a disbelief that the Plague is anything serious, to the full-blown horror of the death carts and being locked up - in effect to die - if your house is suspected of infection. Based on much research, Mary Hooper tellingly conveys how the atmosphere in London changes from a disbelief that the plague is anything serious, to the full-blown horror of the death carts and being locked up - in effect to die - if your house is suspected of infection. Instead of giving Hannah a hearty welcome, Sarah is horrified that Hannah did not get her message to stay away - the Plague is taking hold of London. Hannah does not however get the reception she expected from her sister Sarah. 'Wouldn' t think you'd want to go there Times like this, I would have thought your sister would try and keep you away.' Hannah is oblivious to Farmer Price's dark words, excited as she is about her first ever trip to London to help her sister in her shop 'The Sugared Plum', making sweetmeats for the gentry. The spine remains undamaged.\n'You be going to live in the city, Hannah?' Farmer Price asked, pushing his battered hat up over his forehead. AT THE SIGN OF THE SUGARED PLUM by Mary Hooper published by Bloomsbury Publishing ©2005 In At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, Hannah leaves her rural village of Chertsey to join her sister in London and help at her sweet shop, The Sugared Plum. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Mary Hooper (Author) Paperback £8.99 £8.09 Ebook (Epub
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