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In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales—an ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human drama. The year is 1348. The Black Plague grips the country. In a world ruled by faith and fear, nine desperate strangers, brought together by chance, attempt to outrun the certain death that is running inexorably toward them. Each member of... (more)

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

by Mary Hooper

It is 1665 and Hannah is full of excitement at the prospect of her first trip to London. She is going to help her sister, Sarah, in her candy shop, 'The Sugared Plum'. But Hannah does not get the welcoming reception she expected from her sister, because the Plague is taking hold of London. However, Hannah is determined to stay and together the two young women face the worst-with the possibility of their own... (more)

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis... (more)

Petals in the Ashes

by Mary Hooper

This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum . Only one year after the city suffered such terrible losses during the Plague, London is recovering and Hannah convinces her parents that, with her younger sister Anne's help, she can return to the city and manage the sweetmeats shop on her own. The girls are thrilled to be back in London, and Hannah... (more)

Eifelheim

by Michael Flynn

In 1349, one small town in Germany disappeared and has never been resettled. Tom, a contemporary historian, and his theoretical physicist girlfriend Sharon, become interested. Tom indeed becomes obsessed. By all logic, the town should have survived, but it didn't and that violates everything Tom knows about history. What's was special about Eifelheim that it utterly disappeared more than 600 years ago? Father... (more)

In the Arms of Immortals: A Novel of Darkness and Light (Chronicles Of The Scribe)

In the Arms of Immortals: A Novel of Darkness and Light (Chronicles Of The Scribe)

by Ginger Garrett

The Black Death sweeps through a Sicilian village in Book Two of Ginger Garrett's unforgettable Chronicles of the Scribe series. It starts when a strange ship docks in the village harbor. That night an old man falls ill … then the baker's wife … then a street urchin. By morning half the townspeople are dead and more are dying horribly. And no one in town has a clue how to stop it. Not the local priest. Not the... (more)

World Without End

by Ken Follett

In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England that centered on the building of a cathedral and the men, women and children whose lives it changed foreverand ever since fans have hoped for a sequel. And at last it is here. WORLD WITHOUT END takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople... (more)

The Stolen One

by Suzanne Carlisle Crowley

When her adoptive mother dies, Katherine Bab takes the chance she has been waiting for her whole life: she moves from her country village to London, to uncover the secret of who she really is. Before long, Kat has become the favorite of Queen Elizabeth herself, and rumors are swirling-could fiery-haired Kat be the secret daughter of the Virgin Queen. Kat's got plenty of other things to figure out, as well . . .... (more)

Black Death

by Philip Ziegler

Explores the lasting effects of the Black Death on European society and its contribution to the disintegration of an age.

World Without End

by Ken Follett

Ken Follett has 90 million readers worldwide. The Pillars of the Earth is his bestselling book of all time. Now, eighteen years after the publication of The Pillars of the Earth , Ken Follett has written the most anticipated sequel of the year- World Without End . Unabridged edition read by John Lee

A Company of Fools

by Deborah Ellis

Canadian Library Association Book of the Year, Honour Book Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, Honour Book Mr. Christie Silver Book Award Ruth Schwartz Award, finalist Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, nominee Rocky Mountain Book Award, nominee Before Micah came to St. Luc's, he knew how to beg, how to steal, and how to run from a beating. He did not know how to comb his... (more)

Year of Wonders

by Geraldine Brooks

When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find... (more)

Shakespeare's Scribe (Shakespeare Stealer)

Shakespeare Stealer: Book 2

Shakespeare's Scribe (Shakespeare Stealer)

by Gary Blackwood

When an outbreak of the deadly Black Plague closes the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare's acting troupe sets off on a tour of England. Widge, the orphan-turned-actor, knows that he'll be useful on the trip. Not only does he love the stage, but his knack for a unique shorthand has proven him one of the most valuable apprentices in the troupe. But then a mysterious man appears, claiming to know a secret from... (more)

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Company of Liars

by Karen Maitland

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

by Mary Hooper

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

Petals in the Ashes

by Mary Hooper

Eifelheim

by Michael Flynn

In the Arms of Immortals: A Novel of Darkness and Light (Chronicles Of The Scribe)

by Ginger Garrett

World Without End

by Ken Follett

The Stolen One

by Suzanne Carlisle Crowley

Black Death

by Philip Ziegler

World Without End

by Ken Follett

A Company of Fools

by Deborah Ellis

Year of Wonders

by Geraldine Brooks

Shakespeare's Scribe (Shakespeare Stealer)

by Gary Blackwood