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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “What a tremendous story! I read it in one day; couldn't put it down. Lots of grim facts, but the author is wonderful with them, and the ending was a bit of a surprise.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “This book made me mad. Brooks started off wonderfully with a compelling narrator who chronicles the hardships of living in her tiny, quarantined village during a resurgence of the Plague in 1666. While it's difficult to read about all of the deaths (especially of the young children), it was...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Well researched and authentic, as well as thought provoking.”
Lynne R wrote this review 18 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a great story about the strength of a small English village battling against the unknown, the Black Plague. The narrator is a strong woman trying to survive continued loss of family and friends. Lots of detail about life in a small village in 1665.”
Karen S wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's been years since I've read it, and it still haunts me.”
Julie J wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Enjoyable-excellently told story”
Constance L wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a wonderful historical novel of one woman's fight to stay alive in a small village that was hit with the plague.
Wendy T wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“A fascinating story of the effect of the plague of 1666 on a small English village. It's about the conflict between those who saw the plague as the judgement of a wrathful God and those who tried to understand its cause and course by observation. ”
forsythia wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great book about an isolated English village that seals itself off from the outside world when the plague arrives. Fiction based on an actual events.
Cubanita59 wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“I read this book in preparation for a rtrip to the Passion Play in Oberammergau next year. It gave a realistic look at what living through the plague must've been like in the 1660's. Difficult subject, but luminous writing. ”
Anne W wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Broke my heart.”
Emma J wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
