At the sign of the Sugared Plum
By: Mary Hooper
Series: At the Sign of the Sugared Plum -- bk. 1; At the Sign of the Sugared Plum -- bk. 1.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780747561248
Subjects: Social life and customs; Herbalists; Confectioners; Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Plague; Sisters; Manners and customs; History
Description: In June 1665, excited at the prospect of coming to London to work at her sister Sarah's candy shop, teenaged Hannah is unconcerned about rumors of Plague until, as the hot summer advances and increasing numbers of people succumb to the disease, she and Sarah find themselves trapped in the city with no means of escape.