Summary: How one village survives the Black Death which swept England in 1348.
Thoughts: Well written, without the usual ‘old language’ which makes reading these historical sagas draining and difficult. The story is told from various perspectives, with some unexpected tangents. Apparently there’s a part two in the planning, which will explain the confusing and odd inclusion of the last chapter. Please skip it if you don’t want to feel muddled and annoyed. Until then, the book was captivating and interesting. Knowing there’s a second book would have made me wait and read the two together. Not quite as good as Geraldine Brooks’ Year of Wonders – also about a Plague and set in 1666.