Plague Child
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Plague Child
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Narrated by:
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Gordon Griffin
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By:
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Peter Ransley
About this listen
The first instalment of a page-turning trilogy set against the backdrop of the English Civil War.
September 1625: Plague cart driver, Matthew Neave, is sent to pick up the corpse of a baby. Yet, on the way to the plague pit, he hears a cry – the baby is alive. A plague child himself, and now immune from the disease, Matthew decides to raise it as his own.
Fifteen years on, Matthew’s son Tom is apprenticed to a printer in the City. Somebody is interested in him and is keen to turn him into a gentleman. He is even given an education. But Tom is unaware that he has a benefactor and soon he discovers that someone else is determined to kill him.
The civil war divides families, yet Tom is divided in himself. Devil or saint? Royalist or radicalist? He is at the bottom of the social ladder, yet soon finds himself within reach of a great estate – one which he must give up to be with the girl he loves.
Set against the fervent political climate of the period, 'Plague Child' is a remarkable story of discovery, identity and an England of the past.
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Though, I do prefer tomes in book form, this was an enjoyable listen.
With audiobooks, I find that the narrator is as important as the author.
Plague Child, has a good plot (if a wee bit common one) and well narrated.
When reading or listening to historical novels, I use google to check up on the non fictional characters. Especially ones I'm not too familiar with.
In this case, Pym and Lady Carlisle. Who were in fact lovers.
I like it when there are paintings also availabe, gives me a feel for the time and the person in the book.
I look forward to reading the next two in the series
An enjoyable listen
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