Fallen Grace - Mary Hooper [93]
Phoenix, 2005
Taylor, Lou, Mourning Dress: A Costume and Social History
Allen and Unwin, 1983
White, Jerry, London in the 19th Century
Vintage, 2008
The Times newspaper
24th December 1861
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Also by Mary Hooper
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Historical fiction
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
Petals in the Ashes
The Fever and the Flame
(a special omnibus edition of the two books above)
The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose
At the House of the Magician
By Royal Command
The Betrayal
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Contemporary fiction
Megan
Megan 2
Megan 3
Holly
Amy
Chelsea and Astra: Two Sides of the Story
Zara
Text copyright © 2010 by Mary Hooper
Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Siên Bailey
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First published in Great Britain in June 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
First published in the United States of America in February 2011
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Hooper, Mary.
Fallen Grace / Mary Hooper.
p. cm.
Summary: In Victorian London, impoverished fifteen-year-old orphan Grace takes care
of her older but mentally unfit sister Lily, and after enduring many harsh and painful
experiences, the two become the victims of a fraud perpetrated by the wealthy owners of
several funeral businesses.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 978-1-59990-564-8 (hardcover)
[1. Orphans—Fiction. 2. Sisters—Fiction. 3. Poverty—Fiction. 4. Funeral homes—
Fiction. 5. Swindlers and swindling—Fiction. 6. People with mental disabilities—Fiction.
7. London (England)—History—19th century—Fiction. 8. Great Britain—History—Victoria, 1837–1901—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.H7683Fal 2011[Fic]—dc22 2010025498
ISBN 978-1-59990-605-8 (e-book)