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'Mary Hooper is a popular author who deals sympathetically with problems encountered by teenagers' School Librarian 'Megan deals with difficult issues in a sensitive, mature way' Telegraph 'A powerful read for young adults' Bookseller 'A story every teenager can empathise with, well written and convincing throughout' Independent

Mary Hooper is a very popular writer for children and young adults. Mary's brilliant historical novels, At the House of the Magician, By Royal Command, At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, Petals in the Ashes and The Extraordinary Life and Times of Eliza Rose have a huge fan base, as do her contemporary novels for teenagers, such as the prequel Megan. Mary is very much in demand for her events at literary festivals and schools. She lives in Henley-on-Thames.