Mary Hooper (author, born 1944)

Mary Hooper
Born(1944-07-23)23 July 1944
Barnes, England
Died24 May 2026(2026-05-24) (aged 81)
EducationUniversity of Reading
OccupationChildren's author

Mary Hooper (23 July 1944 – 24 May 2026)[1] was a British children's author.[2][3]

A graduate of the University of Reading, she made her writing debut in 1978 with Jodie.[4] She primarily focused on writing historical fiction.[5]

Hooper died on 24 May 2026, aged 81.[6][7]

Publications

  • Jodie (1978)
  • My Cousin Angie (1984)
  • Janey's Diary (1984)
  • Cassie (1990)
  • There Goes Summer (1993)
  • The Lost Treasure (1996)
  • Timmy and Tiger (1998)
  • Megan (1999)
  • Megan 2 (1999)[8]
  • Megan 3 (2001)
  • Amy (2002)[9][10]
  • At the Sign of the Sugared Plum (2003)[11][12]
  • Petals in the Ashes (2004)[13]
  • The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose (2006)[14]
  • Newes From the Dead (2008)[15][16]
  • Fallen Grace (2010)[17][18][19][20]
  • Velvet (2012)[21][22][23][24]
  • The Disgrace of Kitty Grey (2013)[25]
  • Ring of Roses (2014)[26]
  • Poppy (2016)[27][28][29]

References

  1. ↑ Remembering MARY HOOPER, 1945 - 2026, a tribute by Celia Rees and Jean Ure
  2. ↑ "Author's secrets revealed in talk". The Wandsworth Borough News. London. 19 October 2005. p. 33. Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ↑ Hooper, Rowan (12 June 2026). "Mary Hooper obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Making Waves". Goodreads.
  5. ↑ Foreman, Amanda (12 May 2011). "A Victorian Novel for the 21st Century". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Celebrated Henley author dies in hospital after fall at home". This is Oxfordshire. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Reading in the news - Mon 15 Jun". University of Reading. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Tucker, Nicholas (6 November 1999). "Children's Books: An unsafe bet for the bookworm". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Amy". Kirkus Reviews (review). 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Amy". Publishers Weekly (review). 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum". Kirkus Reviews. 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum". Publishers Weekly (review). 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Petals in the Ashes". Kirkus Reviews. 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose". Publishers Weekly (review). 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Newes From the Dead". Kirkus Reviews (review). 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Newes from the Dead". Publishers Weekly (review). 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "A Victorian Novel for the 21st Century". The New York Times (review). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Fallen Grace". Kirkus Reviews (review). 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Fallen Grace". Publishers Weekly (review). 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Campbell, Heather M. (1 April 2011). "Fallen Grace". School Library Journal (review). Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Victorian ectoplasm-producing mediums: freaks or fakes?". The Guardian. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Velvet by Mary Hooper - review". The Guardian. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Velvet". Kirkus Reviews (review). 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Velvet". Publishers Weekly (review). 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "The Disgrace Of Kitty Grey by Mary Hooper - review". The Guardian. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Ring of Roses by Mary Hooper - review". The Guardian. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "Poppy". Kirkus Reviews (review). 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Poppy". Publishers Weekly (review). 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  29. ↑ Blundy, Necia (1 July 2016). "Poppy". School Library Journal (review). Retrieved 16 June 2026.
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