The Plague Tales, Ann Benson
The Plague Tales, Ann Benson
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The Plague Tales

Author: Ann Benson

Narrator: Juliet Stevenson

Abridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/04/2000

Synopsis

Fourteenth-century physician Alejandro Guzman, caught performing an autopsy in Spain, flees across Europe at the time of the Black Death to escape execution for his heretical deed. When he arrives in the Papal city of Avignon, he is conscripted against his will to serve as a Plague Doctor in the court of England's Edward III. Unfolding in a dramatic counterpoint is the story of American medical archaeologist Janie Crowe, in England at the turn of the 21st century to recover from the tragic loss of her family. She digs up a medieval artifact as part of her research and unwittingly releases a deadly plague bacterium on an unprepared world. These two unwilling heroes from two different centuries are linked by history and defined by circumstance. Here are their stories--the plague tales.

About The Author

Ann Benson lives in Connecticut with her husband and is the mother of two grown daughters. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels The Plague Tales, The Burning Road, and Thief of Souls.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on June 26, 2009

The is two interconnected stories about outbreaks of the bubonic plague in England--one set in the near future and one set in 1348. The stories were somewhat interesting with characters you might care about, but somehow I just couldn't suspend belief enough to get into this. And things just got more......more

Goodreads review by Betty on October 13, 2022

Una historia fascinante sobre la peste bubónica narrada paralelamente entre el medioevo y el mundo moderno e intercalando en flash backs las aventuras de dos médicos unidos ambos por la misma epidemia con siglos de diferencia.......more

Goodreads review by Suanne on April 28, 2016

Wow. A big, reverberating WOW! Wow. Wow. Wow! I was up half the night because I couldn’t put it down, and when I put it down, I’d still be up with the creepy-crawlies. Pretty scary stuff. Pretty gross. And pretty Fan-tatty! What really knocks me out is that this is Ann Benson’s first novel; all her......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on August 14, 2007

So here ya go—a book that’s both a fascinating historical novel about a Jewish physician during the plague AND a futuristic medical thriller about a contemporary outbreak of the bubonic plague. You’ll love the characters, and both halves of this story are first rate.......more

Goodreads review by Lila on January 01, 2021

Bien, estoy a la mitad del libro y les daré mi opinión. Primero les contaré porque elegí está libro. Yo había leído El día del juicio final de Connie Willis y me divertí mucho con los viajes en el tiempo y más que nada porque la parte del viaje a la época antigua había sido a la época medieval que b......more

Quotes

“Part historical novel, part futuristic adventure . . . chock full of curious lore and considerable suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Benson reveals a formidable talent as she blends historical fiction with a near-future bio-thriller.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Harrowing . . . Will give readers both nightmares and thrills . . . A carefully woven page-turner from which . . . Robin Cook and Michael Crichton could learn.”—Library Journal

“A hard-to-put-down thriller steeped in historical fiction and bio-tech sci-fi.”—Middlesex News (Mass.)

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