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A scorching and beautifully written epic tale set in 1348, a time that sends a jagged screech of fingernails down the blackboard of history. Step away from the present into the midst of the Black Death, to overwhelming fear and confusion. The moated centre of one estate in Dorset appears to offer sanctuary, yet the treacherous play of human emotions wreaks havoc. I am a fan of Minette Walters, she has the ability to look behind and beyond the obvious, and she is eminently suited to this new genre. A lot of characters are introduced, yet there is no confusion, each was clear in my mind, known to me and vibrantly alive. The descriptions took me directly through the words and into this compelling story. The Last Hours is the first of two novels, it quickly puts down roots and takes hold, ensuring a gripping, striking and remarkably readable tale.
Books in The Last Hours Series:
1. The Last Hours
2. The Turn of Midnight
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The Last Hours Synopsis
The definitive edition of Minette Walters' thrilling tale of courage and defiance during the time of the Black Death, featuring The Last Hours and The Turn of Midnight.
England, 1348: A deadly plague is spreading across the land, and people are dying by the thousands. In Dorset, young Lady Anne takes control of her lands with her trusted steward, Thaddeus Thurkell, at her side. Compassionate and resourceful, she decides to quarantine the estate, bringing some two hundred serfs inside the moated walls. But in such a confined space, conflicts soon arise...
As time passes, the people of Develish have no way of knowing who, if anyone, has survived. And with dwindling stores, they soon have no choice but to leave their relative safety. But what awaits Lady Anne and her people in the desolate wasteland beyond the walls?
'Wonderful and sweeping' Kate Mosse
'Enthralling' Julian Fellowes
'Vividly wrought and powerful' Elizabeth Fremantle
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781911630654 |
| Publication date: |
3rd June 2021 |
| Author: |
Minette Walters |
| Publisher: |
Allen & Unwin an imprint of Atlantic Books |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
1008 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Minette Walters Press Reviews
Wonderful and sweeping, with a fabulous sense of place and history * Kate Mosse on The Last Hours *
An enthralling account of a calamitous time, and above all a wonderful testimony to the strength of the human spirit. I was caught from the first page. -- Julian Fellowes on The Last Hours
A vividly-wrought and powerful story. With The Last Hours, Minette Walters has brought her impressive skill as a writer of psychological crime to create a dark and gripping depiction of Medieval England in the jaws of the Black Death. -- Elizabeth Fremantle
A staggeringly talented writer. * Guardian *
A seductive writer with an imagination that makes her dangerous to know * Sunday Express *
Minette Walters is a master at building engrossing tales around a single, life-shattering event. * Washington Post *
Atmosphere, imagination and narrative power of which few other writers are capable * The Times *
About Minette Walters
Minette Walters is one of the world's bestselling crime writers and has sold over 25 million copies of her books worldwide. She has won the CWA John Creasey Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award in America and two CWA Gold Daggers. The Swift and the Harrier is her third historical novel. She lives in Dorset with her husband.
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