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Jul 31, 2011
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This book has flaws-as other reviewers have described-but I still found it worthy of 4 stars, and an enjoyable read.
The story of this village where (most of) the occupants nobly agreed to close their gates and attempt to protect their countrymen from the Plague is a fascinating one, and the horrors and sadness of the time are well described. I wanted to pick it up and keep reading, and it was only after I started my next book that I really appreciated how well written it is.
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The story of this village where (most of) the occupants nobly agreed to close their gates and attempt to protect their countrymen from the Plague is a fascinating one, and the horrors and sadness of the time are well described. I wanted to pick it up and keep reading, and it was only after I started my next book that I really appreciated how well written it is.
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Anna Frith is a widowed woman with two young boys who works as a maid in the rectory. Plague travels to her town and thanks to the pleading of the local pastor the village Anna lives in cuts itself off from the rest of the world so as not to spread the plague. Throughout the trials of the next year and in large part due to her friendship with the pastors wife Elinor, Anna becomes something of a healer in the community. There is a lot of sadness and death in the book but due to the strength Anna
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