At the sign of the Sugared Plum

By Mary Hooper

Subjects: History, Juvenile fiction, Plague, fiction, Fiction, London (england), history, fiction, Confectioners, Children's fiction, Sisters, fiction, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Child and youth fiction, Herbalists, Plague, Sisters

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.