For most, the Black Death is the end. For a brave few, it heralds a new beginning.
Widowed by her husbandâs death from the pestilence, Lady Anne assumes control of his peopleâs futureâ200 bonded serfs without rights of ownership to land. Strong, compassionate and resourcefulâqualities she kept hidden from the husband she loathed and despisedâLady Anne chooses a bastard slave, Thaddeus Thurkell, to act as her steward. Together, they decide to quarantine Develish by bringing the serfs inside a defendable moat and sharing the available food amongst all. With this sudden overturning of the accepted social order, where serfs exist only to serve their lords, conflict arises when theyâre given a voice. Ignorant of what is happening in the world outside, they wrestle with themselves, with God and the terrible uncertainty of their futures. They fear starvation when their food runs out but they fear the pestilence more. Who amongst them has the courage to leave the safety of the demesne in search of supplies and news? And how safe is anyone in Develish when an unexplained murder threatens the uneasy status quo?
In The Last Hours Minette Walters brings all her trademark intelligence to a totally new timeframeâcreating a vivid and powerful drama through compelling characters whose journey readers will be drawn to. The Last Hours is an exciting new direction from an established best-selling author and Minette is currently writing the sequel.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- General
- Historical Fiction
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Author : Walters, Minette
Language : English
Published :2018-04-17
Number Of Pages : 560
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1443454982
ISBN-13 : 9781443454988
Item weight : 1.28 lb
Dimensions : 1.65 in x 6.3 in x 9.13 in
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