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This novel sucked me in immediately and kept me reading. After checking it out on my kindle less than two weeks ago, I stayed up late last night finishing it. It is the story of nine people who are living during the time of the plague in mid 1300s England. They are traveling toward the north to leave the cities and coastal towns where the plague began, hoping to arrive in more rural towns with the cold weather which normally kills disease. Although strangers, nine travelers band together to make their journey safer and help each other along the way. Each of the nine people have a secret from their past. As their trip continues their secrets become known and they begin to be killed off one by one. I found the beliefs and superstitions described in the novel about disease during medieval times very interesting. Click HERE for further content from the author's historical research. Click on the book title and author's name above for more information. And enjoy the video that follows. I highly recommend this book. I will definitely read more of Karen Maitland's work.
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