This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. Only one year after the city...
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May 25, 2009
Shanna
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In this sequel to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum (http://www.eyelevelbooks.com/2009/05/24/...), Hannah and her sister Sarah escape from quarantined London to Dorchester, bearing the orphaned child of a noble family who have died of the Bubonic Plague. They deliver the child to her relatives and,after a sojourn at a local house of pestilence, remain at the estate until the Plague begins abate in London. Eventually the quarantine lifts, and after visiting their country home in Chertsey, Hannah
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Jan 12, 2009
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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Sequel to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, and just as good. I was disappointed that there wasn't much description of how they made their candied fruits and flowers, but the period detail about London during the Great Fire of 1666 was fascinating. I think there's a third book to the series, which I must now sniff out...
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Oct 15, 2011
Brett
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Truly excellent historical fiction, just like Hooper's first book about Hannah, "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum." The story is engrossing, the characters are easy to relate to & like, & the fascinating & detailed historical setting keeps the pages turning. Hannah & older sister Sarah have managed to make it out of Plague-ridden London, winding up in Dorchester with the aunt of their orphaned charge. As soon as word reaches them that London is once again safe following the change of se
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Jun 24, 2009
Bettie
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Feb 28, 2010
Rebecca
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Teenaged Hannah and her older sister Sarah barely managed to escape London alive during the great plague of 1665. Now a year has passed, and the plague has finally died out. Hannah wants to return to London to reopen their sweets shop, but Sarah wishes to remain at the family home in the countryside. So when Hannah returns to the city, she is accompanied by her younger sister, Anne. However, her life is once again interrupted when fire begins to spread through London. Can Hannah find the strengt
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Jun 26, 2011
Jo
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This is a lovely sequel to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum and follows the fortunes of Hannah as she returns to London following the plague. On reaching her shop she begins to pick up the pieces of her life again, only to be thwarted by the Great Fire which ravishes London during 1666.
Beautifully written, with expert detail - I enjoyed it.
Beautifully written, with expert detail - I enjoyed it.
Feb 12, 2012
Moira
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Sequel to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. After the plague, Hannah returns to London. But unfortunately it is the year of the great fire. What a bad few years it must have been. Got me really interested in the time period - going to find more on the subject. Hopefully there will be more books on Hannah.
Feb 07, 2011
Chloe
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I am finding this book very interesting, I am on page 22 and already the Author has me hooked. The book makes me wonder what it was really like during the plague. It seems like it is going to be a sad book, however it is very interesting. I am really looking forward to finishing this book :)
May 09, 2009
Ruth
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I liked this sequel to "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum," but found it more scattered than the original. It's a hard thing to match expectations of a great initial book when an author writes a sequel, of course, but I found that this was just "okay" as a novel. Mary Hooper still does amazing research (in this case, into the great fire that nearly destroyed London in the mid 1600s) but the novel either needed to be a little longer to fully tie up loose ends, or there needed
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Jan 02, 2012
Zainab
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This book has good description but I didn't enjoy any bit of it. It wasn't very hooking nor set right. I found it rubbish but if you are deciding to this book then go ahead. The reason for this is that you may have a different taste of books.
Jul 22, 2011
Hannah
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Great again, how does Mary Hooper learn to write such amazing and astonishing books? Such an emotional book which made me think often, and with a small dose of romance, just how I like it! Fabulous ! xx
Sep 06, 2011
Carina
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Again, as with 'At the sign of the Sugared Plum' it was great the second time round, not auite as exciting as I'm now older and I already know the story, yet I still love the book!!
Jul 22, 2009
Ron
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Historical set in London during the Great Fire of 1666. A sequel to At The Sign Of The Sugared Plum ( which was about life in London during the Plague of 1665).
Oct 02, 2009
Grace
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This was a good book. You might have to read 'At the sign of the sugared plum' before you read this one, because this is the sequel to it.
Nov 25, 2009
Beadyjan
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Lovely little book about London at the time of the great fire. Following on where "At the sign of the sugared plum" leaves off this sees Hannah and her sister Sarah having escaped London in the grip of bubonic plague thrown into a pest house until its sure they haven't brought the plague to Dorchester,
Finally returning to re-open their sweetmeats shop in London Hannah and her younger sister Anne face new horrors when a massive fire ravages London.
I just wish it was longer.
Finally returning to re-open their sweetmeats shop in London Hannah and her younger sister Anne face new horrors when a massive fire ravages London.
I just wish it was longer.
Nov 08, 2009
Theresa
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It was a good read, but I did not read the first one, so i needed more background information.
Mar 10, 2011
Fi
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Every bit as good as 'At the sign of the sugared plum'; excellent, un-put-downable book
Nov 05, 2011
Joanna
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This book gripped me right from the first page. I had high expectations from reading 'At the Sign of the Sugared Plum' but this book exceeded my expectations.It was a very good ending. It really shows the detail to anything that is mentioned. You should definitely read 'At the sign of the sugared plum' before this as the story continues from the first book. Overall was an amazing story. My favourite book by far.
May 30, 2010
S. Bell
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Though I love the time period, for me this one just wasn't as wonderful as At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. It started a little slower I felt, took more time before the Great Fire - which I'd have liked to have read more about! Still enjoyed it though.
Dec 09, 2011
Emily
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Compared to the first book, this one is bad. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum was an amazing book, but this just doesn't have the same appeal. The first book set the bar really high, and this book just doesn't match up with it.
Sep 06, 2010
Lynne
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a wonderful mature story that many of all ages will love. full of history, feeling and hardship. it will take you on a emotional roller coaster ride.
Feb 14, 2010
Hailey
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This book i read in the summer befor 7th grade. It was an alright book.
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