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Walters, Minette, 1943-

The last hours - Sydney Allen & Unwin 2017. - Last hours 1 .

"When the Black Death enters England through the port of
Melcombe in Dorseteshire in June 1348, no one knows what
manner of sickness it is or how it spreads and kills so
quickly. The Church proclaims it a punishment from God but
Lady Anne of Develish has different ideas. With her brutal
husband absent, she decides on more sensible ways to
protect her people than the daily confessions of sin
recommended by the Bishop. Anne gathers her serfs within
the gates of Develish and refuses entry to outsiders, even
to her husband. She makes an enemy of her daughter by
doing so, but her resolve is strengthened by the support
of her leading serfs ... until food stocks run low and the
nerves of all are tested by their ignorance of what is
happening in the world outside. The people of Develish are
alive. But for how long? And what will they discover when
the time comes for them to cross the moat?"--Publisher's
description.

ISBN: 9781760294984

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--England--Fiction.
Black death--Great Britain--Fiction.
Quarantine--Fiction.
Epidemics--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--14th century--Fiction.
Dorset (England)--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Edward III, 1327-1377--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.