The story is told through the eyes of eighteen-year-old Anna Frith, the vicar's maid, as she confronts the loss of her family, the disintegration of her community, and the lure of a dangerous and illicit love. A visionary young preacher convinces the villagers to seal themselves off in a deadly quarantine to prevent the spread of disease. In 1666, a tainted bolt of cloth from London carries bubonic infection to this isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners. This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the "Plague Village," in the rugged mountain spine of England.
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