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Mary Hooper

    23. červenec 1944

    Mary Ann Hooperová byla anglická autorka a profesorka domácí ekonomie, která se specializovala na kuchařské umění a organizaci domácnosti. Své rozsáhlé znalosti sdílela prostřednictvím několika publikací, v nichž se věnovala elegantní a úsporné přípravě jídel a efektivnímu vedení kuchyně. Její díla poskytovala praktické rady pro každodenní vaření i pro specifické dietní potřeby, čímž se stala důležitou postavou v oblasti domácího hospodářství své doby. Zasvětila se výuce vaření a přinášela praktické vedení ženám v domácnosti.

    Mary Hooper
    The Betrayal
    Newes From the Dead
    Fallen Grace
    The Revolting Wedding
    Zara
    At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
    • 2014

      Poppy

      • 270 stránek
      • 10 hodin čtení
      3,8(397)Ohodnotit

      Poppy is young, beautiful and clever - and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family's country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy's life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason is love - with someone forbidden, who could never, ever marry a girl like her. The second reason is war. As the lists of the dead and wounded grow longer, Poppy must do whatever she can to help the injured soldiers, knowing all the while that her own soldier may never return home ...

      Poppy
    • 2011

      Velvet

      • 389 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      4,0(32)Ohodnotit

      London, 1901. Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters ist die junge Velvet ganz auf sich gestellt. Eine Stelle als Wäscherin bewahrt sie zwar vor dem Schlimmsten, doch erst als Madame Savoya, ein stadtbekanntes Medium, die Waise unter ihre Fittiche nimmt, scheint die große Chance des Mädchens gekommen.

      Velvet
    • 2010

      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.

      Fallen Grace
    • 2009

      The Betrayal

      • 282 stránek
      • 10 hodin čtení
      3,9(329)Ohodnotit

      The concluding volume to the two popular novels by Mary Hooper, At the House of the Magician and By Royal Command

      The Betrayal
    • 2008

      The Revolting Holiday

      • 98 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Holidays are supposed to be fun, but a week in a holiday camp with Mrs Bayleaf? Torture! Out of desperation, Katie seeks refuge in the Kids' Klub, where she meets a particularly irritating little madam called Antonia who can't stop bragging about how her family win all the competitions. Katie would love to wipe the smile off Antonia's face. Perhaps Katie's family, and even Mrs Bayleaf, might come in useful after all . . . Well, there's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition, is there?

      The Revolting Holiday
    • 2008

      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.

      Newes From the Dead
    • 2008

      England zum Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts: Offiziell als einfaches Kindermädchen im Haus des königlichen Magiers beschäftigt, hält die junge Lucy im Geheimen als Spionin im Dienste Elizabeths I. Ausschau nach Verrätern – und entdeckt dabei noch manch anderes dunkles Geheimnis...

      In königlichem Auftrag
    • 2007
    • 2007
    • 2007

      At the House of the Magician

      • 240 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení
      3,7(714)Ohodnotit

      A poor runaway during the Elizabethan period, Lucy does not have many options. Her luck turns around when she is taken on as a maid in the household of Dr. Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for intrigue. So when she stumbled across a plot to assassinate the queen, Lucy must find means to warn her . . . before it's too late.

      At the House of the Magician