Poppy - Hardcover

Hooper, Mary

3.73

550 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1619634961 ISBN 13: 9781619634961

Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books, 2016

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England, 1914. Poppy is fifteen, beautiful and clever, but society has already carved out her destiny. There's no question of her attending more school; it's too expensive and unsuitable for a girl. Instead, Poppy will become a servant to the aristocratic de Vere family . . . and bury her feelings for their youngest son, Freddie. It doesn't matter that Freddie seems to have fallen just as hard for Poppy. He could never marry a girl like her.

But the set path for Poppy's life is irrevocably altered when it becomes clear that the war isn't going to be over soon. The chains of class, wealth, and her gender no longer matter--England needs every able bodied person to serve in battle in some way. Which, for Poppy, means volunteering on the front lines as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse. As she experiences what people are capable of--the best of humanity and the very worst--Poppy will find an unexpected freedom and discover how to be truly her own person.

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Review:

Mary Hooper is one of our finest writers of historical romance (Amanda Craig The Times)

Mary Hooper's storylines pack a 21st-century punch . . . historical fiction worthy of the genre (Amanda Foreman New York Times)

Mary Hooper's historical novels are some of the best I have ever read (The Book Bug)

When it comes to YA Historical Fiction Mary Hooper reigns supreme (Luna’s Little Library)

An exceptional novel . . . Not since Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke has there been such a gorgeous evocation of Victorian life - or so satisfying a conclusion (Praise for FALLEN GRACE, The Times)

Romance, intrigue and period detail weave their magic together in this dark and dazzling tale (Praise for VELVET, TBK magazine)

This wonderfully atmospheric story, set in Victorian London, will draw in teenage girls with its blend of sadness, hardship and redemption . . . A sensitive and tautly-plotted novel, intelligently told (Praise for THE DISGRACE OF KITTY GREY, Daily Mail)

Richly atmospheric, romantic and thrilling, Hooper just gets better and better (Praise for THE DISGRACE OF KITTY GREY, Bookseller)

Superb . . . Hooper is a wise and charming writer (Praise for THE DISGRACE OF KITTY GREY, Literary Review)

Book Description:

Winner of the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction 2015, this is a sweeping, romantic, heartbreaking novel set against the backdrop of World War I

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