The Plague Charmer Av Karen Maitland

<p><font> 1361. An unlucky thirteen years after the Black Death, <b>plague returns to England</b>.</font><br><br><i>''</i>Fear and hysteria are portrayed with claustrophobic skill'' <b>THE TIMES</b><br><br>''Dark and enthralling... with an unexpected hero'' <b>JULIE COHEN</b><br><br><b>From the bestselling author of <i>Company of Liars</i>, Karen Maitland,<i> The Plague Charmer</i> is a darkly compelling novel following a stranger who arrives in an isolated community in the grips of a medieval pandemic. </b><br><br>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?<br><br>The dwarf who talks in riddles?<br><br> The mother who fears for her children?<br><br> The wild woman from the sea?<br><br> Or two lost boys, far away from home?<br><br><b>PESTILENCE IS IN THE AIR. BUT SOMETHING DARKER LURKS IN THE DEPTHS. </b><br><br><br><font>Why readers are gripped by <i><b>The Plague Charme