Description
An unlucky thirteen years after the Black Death, plague returns to England.
A brilliant writer, with a real sense of history
If you like dark, atmospheric, historical fantasy, then this is definitely one for you
A dark read... fear and hysteria are portrayed with claustrophobic skill
A really good read... as much one for first time Maitlanders as it is for the fans
Karen Maitland is the go-to writer for gruesome medieval murk
Written in dark but engaging prose, it is historical fiction with an apocalyptic twist
Offbeat, absorbing
Karen Maitland is an historical novelist, lecturer and teacher of Creative Writing, with over twenty books to her name. She grew up in Malta, which inspired her passion for history, and travelled and worked all over the world before settling in the United Kingdom. She has a doctorate in psycholinguistics, and now lives on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon.