Product 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...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #139011 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
'Contains real and fictitious characters, full of detail of life at the time, paints a good picture of Elizabethan life'
--Books for Keeps, No 175, March 2009

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

Magical book
I really like Mary Hooper's historical novels. I started off by reading her Megan books, and they were great, but I think the historicals are even better. The best part is they are about real people. I can't wait to read the next one in the series.

A spell-binding Elizabethan tale
This is the story of rather nosy Lucy, who finds herself in the household of the odd and pre-occupied Dr Dee, the court magician. It's a little bit scary, a little bit magical, and a little bit romantic, too. Enjoy the simple historical detail, and the meeting with Elizabeth the First. The story happens quickly and is full of surprises.

Cara Wilson's reveiw of an amazing book!
I absaloutly love this book! Once i have finnished it i am going to read it lots and lots more times because i think that they have so much detail and feeling just like the authors other books especailly the 'Megan' Series which i know around 20 peopl who have read it and have recommeneded it to other people. I recommend this new book to anyone who wants to a book that they can't put down and isn't boring!

The author is amzing and anyone reading this reveiw has to buy the book!