The book of fires
Title:
The book of fires
Author:
Borodale, Jane
ISBN:
9780670021062
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York [etc.] : Viking, 2009
Physical Description:
360 p. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references
Abstract:
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.
Subject Term:
Subject:
| Women -- Fiction |
| London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction |
| Historical fiction |
Summary:
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.