The Plague Charmer: A gripping story of dark motives, love and survival in times of plague
Oct 2016 · Hachette UK
5.0star
3 reviewsreport
Ebook
400
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
About this ebook
1361. An unlucky thirteen years after the Black Death, plague returns to England.
'Fear and hysteria are portrayed with claustrophobic skill' THE TIMES
'Dark and enthralling... with an unexpected hero' JULIE COHEN
From the bestselling author of Company of Liars, Karen Maitland, The Plague Charmer is a darkly compelling novel following a stranger who arrives in an isolated community in the grips of a medieval pandemic.
When the sickness reaches the village of Porlock Weir, who stands to lose the most? And who will seize this moment for their own dark ends?
The dwarf who talks in riddles?
The mother who fears for her children?
The wild woman from the sea?
Or two lost boys, far away from home?
PESTILENCE IS IN THE AIR. BUT SOMETHING DARKER LURKS IN THE DEPTHS.
Why readers are gripped by The Plague Charmer
'Its horrors are vividly told but with an underlying sense of human resilience and hope'
'A real page turner'
'The best and worst of human behaviour in troubled times'
'Poignant, shocking and haunting'
'It was so easy to be drawn into this world...'
'Fear and hysteria are portrayed with claustrophobic skill' THE TIMES
'Dark and enthralling... with an unexpected hero' JULIE COHEN
From the bestselling author of Company of Liars, Karen Maitland, The Plague Charmer is a darkly compelling novel following a stranger who arrives in an isolated community in the grips of a medieval pandemic.
When the sickness reaches the village of Porlock Weir, who stands to lose the most? And who will seize this moment for their own dark ends?
The dwarf who talks in riddles?
The mother who fears for her children?
The wild woman from the sea?
Or two lost boys, far away from home?
PESTILENCE IS IN THE AIR. BUT SOMETHING DARKER LURKS IN THE DEPTHS.
Why readers are gripped by The Plague Charmer
'Its horrors are vividly told but with an underlying sense of human resilience and hope'
'A real page turner'
'The best and worst of human behaviour in troubled times'
'Poignant, shocking and haunting'
'It was so easy to be drawn into this world...'
Ratings and reviews
5.0
3 reviews
About the author
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.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
