Book description
Lucy has been forced to run away from home as she fears for her
safety from her drunken father. She is taken on as a maid at the house
of Dr Dee, court magician, upon whom Elizabeth I relies heavily, even
down to advising the date of her coronation.
The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for
intrigue . . . And she has more than enough to satisfy her: Lucy
stumbles across a plot to assassinate the queen and has to find means
to warn her . . .
Mary Hooper is a hugely popular writer for children and young adults.
Her other books for Bloomsbury include
Amy
,
Holly
and the ever popular and award-winning
Megan
series as well as brilliant historical fiction. Mary is very much in
demand for her events at literary festivals and schools. She lives in
Henley-on-Thames.
