The book of fires
By: Jane Borodale.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780670021062
Subjects: Women -- Fiction; London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: The year is 1752, and 17-year-old Agnes Trussel arrives in London pregnant with an unwanted child. Lost and frightened, she lands work as an apprentice to a fireworks maker. As she learns the trade, she joins in his quest to make the most spectacular fireworks the world has ever seen.
Notes: "Pamela Dorman books."

Originally published: London : HarperPress, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.