The Smallest Thing, Lisa Manterfield
The Smallest Thing, Lisa Manterfield
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The Smallest Thing

Author: Lisa Manterfield

Narrator: Charlie Sanderson

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2019


Synopsis

The very last thing 17-year-old Emmott Syddall wants is to turn out like her dad. She’s descended from ten generations who never left their dull English village, and there’s no way she’s going to waste a perfectly good life that way. She’s moving to London and she swears she is never coming back. But when the unexplained deaths of her neighbors force the government to quarantine the village, Em learns what it truly means to be trapped. Now, she must choose. Will she pursue her desire for freedom, at all costs, or do what’s best for the people she loves: her dad, her best friend Deb, and, to her surprise, the mysterious man in the HAZMAT suit? Inspired by the historical story of the plague village of Eyam, this contemporary tale of friendship, community, and impossible love weaves the horrors of recent news headlines with the intimate details of how it feels to become an adult—and fall in love—in the midst of tragedy. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendi

People are getting sick in a tiny English village. At first it's just elderly people, but then healthy adults start coming down with it too. Neighbors begin to die, and sudden the entire village is quarantined, including 17 year old Emmott. Emmott's weeks away from her lifelong dream of ditching her......more

Goodreads review by Kirsten

Rating 3.5 In the end, I really enjoyed the story, but it was a slow start, and until I got to about 60% of the way through, I didn't care much for the protagonist or what she was going through. The main character is your typical teenage girl, who cares for no one other than herself, and for the thin......more

Goodreads review by Demi

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I read majority of this book in one sitting. It was gripping and heart breaking. Inspired by historical events of the Village of Eyam, it really makes you feel and connect to these characters, as though the story is work of Fiction......more