Book description
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 Mary Hooper is a very popular
writer for children and young adults. Mary's brilliant historical
novels, At the House of the Magician, By Royal Command, The Betrayal,
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, Petals in the Ashes, The
Extraordinary Life and Times of Eliza Rose
and Fallen Grace
have a huge fan base, as do her contemporary novels for teenagers. Mary
is very much in demand for her events at literary festivals and schools.
She lives in Henley-on-Thames.
