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Mary Hooper

    23 juli 1944

    Mary Ann Hooper was een Engelse auteur en professor in de huishoudkunde, toegewijd aan de kookkunst en keukenorganisatie. Ze deelde haar uitgebreide kennis via talrijke publicaties, gericht op elegante en economische maaltijdvoorbereiding en efficiënt keukenbeheer. Haar werken boden praktische adviezen voor dagelijks koken, evenals voor specifieke dieetbehoeften, waarmee ze zich vestigde als een belangrijke figuur in de huiswetenschappen van haar tijd. Ze wijdde zich aan het kookonderwijs en bood praktische begeleiding aan huisvrouwen.

    Mary Hooper
    The Revolting Holiday
    The Revolting Wedding
    Lucy's Farm - 4: Stormy Night for Lucy
    At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
    Nicky wint een biggetje
    Nicky en de witte pony
    • Nicky en de witte pony

      • 58bladzijden
      • 3 uur lezen

      Tijdens een speurtocht naar paddestoelen op de hei verstuikt Nicky haar enkel en moet alleen achterblijven. Vanaf ca. 8 jaar.

      Nicky en de witte pony
    • Nicky wint een biggetje

      • 59bladzijden
      • 3 uur lezen

      Nicky hoopt dat ze haar gewonnen biggetje mag houden. Vanaf ca. 8 jaar.

      Nicky wint een biggetje
    • At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

      • 176bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      It is 1665 and Hannah is full of excitement at the prospect of her first trip to London. She is going to help her sister, Sarah, in her candy shop, 'The Sugared Plum'. But Hannah does not get the welcoming reception she expected from her sister, because the Plague is taking hold of London. However, Hannah is determined to stay and together the two young women face the worst-with the possibility of their own demise, growing ever closer. But through it all they persevere with the support of their neighbors and each other. And at last, they find hope in a daring attempt to escape the city.

      At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
      4,2
    • The Revolting Wedding

      • 95bladzijden
      • 4 uur lezen

      The hilarious sequel to KATIE: The Revolting Bridesmaid

      The Revolting Wedding
      3,9
    • The Revolting Holiday

      • 98bladzijden
      • 4 uur lezen

      Holidays are supposed to be fun, but a week in a holiday camp with Mrs Bayleaf? Torture! Out of desperation, Katie seeks refuge in the Kids' Klub, where she meets a particularly irritating little madam called Antonia who can't stop bragging about how her family win all the competitions. Katie would love to wipe the smile off Antonia's face. Perhaps Katie's family, and even Mrs Bayleaf, might come in useful after all . . . Well, there's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition, is there?

      The Revolting Holiday
      3,3
    • Life has been nothing but unfair to Grace Parkes and her sister. Penniless, the two orphans manage to stay alive on the streets of Victorian London. And Grace must bear a greater heartbreak, having become pregnant and then given birth to a stillborn baby. But the infant's death sets Grace on a new path.

      Fallen Grace
      3,9
    • Back from the dead. Wronged, hanged, awake, and in darkness, a maidservant in1650 England is gripped by fear, and by memories of the only crime she's evercommitted--trusting the wrong man.

      Newes From the Dead
      3,8
    • The Betrayal

      • 282bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen

      The concluding volume to the two popular novels by Mary Hooper, At the House of the Magician and By Royal Command

      The Betrayal
      3,9
    • Poppy

      • 270bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen

      Poppy is young, beautiful and clever - and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family's country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy's life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason is love - with someone forbidden, who could never, ever marry a girl like her. The second reason is war. As the lists of the dead and wounded grow longer, Poppy must do whatever she can to help the injured soldiers, knowing all the while that her own soldier may never return home ...

      Poppy
      3,8