The book of fires /
Jane Borodale.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : Viking, 2010, c2009.
- 360 p. ; 24 cm.
"Pamela Dorman books." Originally published: London : HarperPress, 2009. Lariat Reading List, TLA 2011
Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-360).
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.
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