![]() ![]() ![]() For while Grace and Lily have memories of a home with a white picket fence, fresh bread, and the warming smile of their mother, their present situation has rather less in the way of rose-coloured glasses. But its all that Grace and her perpetually bewildered sister Lily have by which to remember their motherand in fact is just about the only possession they have between them. On Grace Parkess mantelpiece is an artisan tea set, the type that would fetch a heart-pounding price at auction. And the result is nothing short of a masterpiece. ![]() In her novel Fallen Grace young adult author Mary Hooper touches on the topic in myriad and complex ways, exploiting her morbid Victorian London setting to its fullest extent in doing so. The cult of death is something evident in so many aspects of daily life, and its shadow necessarily haunts us. If theres a topic that can never be exhausted in literature, its death. If you're new here, why not subscribe to our email updates or follow us on Facebook? You can also add us to your Google Reader. ![]()
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