Mary Hooper > Quotes

“Prince Albert was gazing out of the window into the dark streets. Grace's eyes locked with Prince Albert's and she immediately sank into curtsey. On rising, she blushed to see that he was nodding in acknowledgment and smiling. Not knowing what else to do, she curtseyed again, and while her knee was still bent, the traffic eased and the royal carriage moved off.”
― Mary Hooper, Fallen Grace

“So many dead, Grace thought in melancholy wonder, and realised, for perhaps the first time, that there were more dead people in the world than live ones.”
― Mary Hooper, Fallen Grace

“Stark naked and running for his life,’ Sarah said.”
― Mary Hooper, At the Sign Of the Sugared Plum