The last hours
Walters, Minette2018
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June, 1348: the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in the county of Dorsetshire. Unprepared for the virulence of the disease, and the speed with which it spreads, the people of the county start to die in their thousands. A culture of terror and superstition quickly sweeps across the land as news of the Black Death travels far and wide. In the demesne of Develish, Lady Anne takes control of her people's future - including the lives of two hundred bonded serfs. Strong, compassionate and resourceful, Lady Anne chooses a bastard slave, Thaddeus Thurkell, to act as her steward. Together, they decide to quarantine Develish by bringing the serfs inside the walls. With this sudden overturning of the accepted social order, where serfs exist only to serve their lords, conflicts soon arise.
Main title:
The last hours / Minette Walters.
Author:
Walters, Minette, author
Imprint:
London : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
Collation:
555 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.
ISBN:
9781760632144 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92HAF
LC class:
PR6073.A444
Local class:
FT FICAFF
Language:
English
BRN:
2235293
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