To Calais, in ordinary time
"Three journeys. One road. England, 1348. A gentlewoman is fleeing an odious arranged marriage, a Scottish proctor is returning home to Avignon and a handsome young ploughman in search of adventure is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. Coming...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Canongate Books,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "Three journeys. One road. England, 1348. A gentlewoman is fleeing an odious arranged marriage, a Scottish proctor is returning home to Avignon and a handsome young ploughman in search of adventure is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. Coming in their direction from across the Channel is the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe. As the journey unfolds, overshadowed by the archers' past misdeeds and clerical warnings of the imminent end of the world, the wayfarers must confront the nature of their loves and desires." -- |
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| Physical Description: | 392 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781786896742 1786896745 9781786896766 1786896761 178689677X 9781786896773 |
| Author Notes: | James Meek is an authoe who won the 2015 Orwell Prize for his title Private Island. The award comes with a monetary prize of $5,945. The prize is awarded annually to the best book of political writing, with judges applying the `Orwell test making political writing into an art¿. (Bowker Author Biography) |
