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Company of Liars | Karen Maitland

dabbe 🖤🐾🤎 2d

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LitStephanie

The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time | John Kelly

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Interesting history of the Black Plague outbreak in Europe in the mid-1300s. I liked all the quotes and stories about individuals living at the time. Kelly also devotes an appropriate amount of text to the cruel atrocities committed by Christians against Jews using wild conspiracy theories as their excuse.

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Mattsbookaday

Black Death in London | Barnie Sloane

so-so

The Black Death in London, by Barney Sloane (2011)
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Premise: A look at the impact of the Black Death on the city of London and environs.

Review: This book‘s greatest success is in its incredible detail. Sadly that‘s also it‘s greatest weakness. Even as someone very nerdy about history, archaeology, and public health, the level of detail here was overwhelming and felt unnecessary. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday This means that it‘s very good in what it does, but also that I can‘t really recommend it. But if you are SUPER interested in 14th-century wills, have at ‘er. 3mo

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underground_bks

Among Ghosts | Rachel Hartman

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A new Rachel Hartman book is cause for celebration in this house! Set in Goredd centuries before Seraphina or Tess of the Road, Among Ghosts is a Decameron-inspired tale of plague, memory, religious violence, and the courage it takes to pursue freedom, truth, peace, and community.

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4mo

Jari-chan The book cover is beautiful, but your kitty still steals the show 😻 4mo

Leftcoastzen Well there‘s some cuteness!😻 4mo

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BookmarkTavern

Among Ghosts | Rachel Hartman

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After escaping his abusive father, Charl & his mother find refuge in a small town. Life becomes more complicated when a dragon comes into town hunting them, a plague sweeps through, & Charl can suddenly see ghosts.

Lovely.I was enraptured & felt angry when I had to stop reading to go back to work. I adore Hartman‘s world building. Charl was a wonderful protagonist. He acts his age, but is also kind. Need to dive back into the world.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern Release Date: June 24th, 2025 #ARC #NetGalley CW 👇🏻 5mo

BookmarkTavern General warning for child death, death, plague, brief references to domestic violence (edited) 5mo

llwheeler New Rachel Hartman!? I didn't know! Exciting 🙂 5mo

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tpixie

Eleanore of Avignon: A Novel | Elizabeth DeLozier

I am slow going on this challenge because I‘m also reading other books not on the list ( Bookclubs, buddy reads, sister said I had to drop everything and read The Correspondent by Virginia Evans), but I did finish the first of my #14BooksIn14Weeks
This is a lovely debut novel about a midwife & herbalist in Avignon, France during the 1300s black plague.
I‘m finding myself drawn to midwives and herbalists …

Liz_M

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tpixie

Eleanore of Avignon: A Novel | Elizabeth DeLozier

Enjoying this book from a debut author I met at Adventures By The Book Superbook 6 in San Diego in March.
A Healer & Herbalist trying to protect her people of Avignon, France from the 1437 Black Plague Provence.

I am finding I love books about Female Healers, Herbalists, & Midwives
#14BooksIn14Weeks

Liz_M

Suet624 Yes, I like those type of books too and I don‘t read enough of them 5mo

tpixie @Suet624 🩷 (edited) 5mo

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tpixie

Eleanore of Avignon: A Novel | Elizabeth DeLozier

Here‘s my hopeful #14booksin14weeks ! Starting with Eleanore and Gabriële

Liz_M

Liz_M Nice stack! Persepolis is one of free graphic books that worked for me. 5mo

tpixie @Liz_M yes, I don‘t necessarily enjoy reading graphic novels either. I have the first one of Persepolis & enjoyed it a few years ago #blameitonlitsy , so during #indiebookstoreday when I saw the complete set I decided to buy it! 5mo

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