Velvet by Mary Hooper (Published by Bloomsbury UK, September 5, 2011)Rose is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she is an orphan and has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Rose is desperate to create a better life for herself. Then Rose is noticed by Madame X, a famed medium, who asks Rose to come to work for her. Rose is dazzled at first by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame. But soon Rose realises that Madame X is not all that she says she is, and Rose's very life is in danger ...A romantic and thrillingly exciting new novel from an acclaimed and much-loved historical writer for teens.
I have read and enjoyed several other young adult historical novels by Mary Hooper, so I am really looking forward to reading her next book.
4 comments:
I haven't heard of this before, but it sounds interesting! Great pick :)
Interesting. I may give it a go
This sounds intriguing! Adding to my book list now...
I haven't heard about this one before - it sounds super cool!
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