When the English Fall, David Williams
When the English Fall, David Williams
List: $24.99 | Sale: $17.50
Club: $12.49

When the English Fall
A Novel

Author: David Williams

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Unabridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2017

Synopsis

When a catastrophic solar storm brings about the collapse of modern civilization, an Amish community in Pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath. Once-bright skies are now dark. Planes have plummeted to the ground. The systems of modern life have crumbled. With their stocked larders and stores of supplies, the Amish are unaffected at first. But as the English (the Amish name for all non-Amish people) become more and more desperate, they begin to invade Amish farms, taking whatever they want and unleashing unthinkable violence on the peaceable community.

Seen through the diary of an Amish farmer named Jacob as he tries to protect his family and his way of life, When the English Fall examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos: Should members of a nonviolent society defy their beliefs and take up arms to defend themselves? And if they don’t, can they survive?

About David Williams

David Williams is a retired professor who for more than thirty years taught courses in US history, Old South, Civil War, and Georgia history. He holds a PhD from Auburn University and is author of ten books involving Southern history, including Plain Folk in a Rich Man's War, Johnny Reb's War, and Rich Man's War. David lives with his wife Teresa in Pine Mountain, Georgia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jorie on June 08, 2023

Not everyone may enjoy this book, but I thought it was stellar. When the English Fall is a unique dystopia where you watch the chaos happen from the outside, from the POV of those who happen to be prepared in an event not of their making. If you're into: - Quiet apocalypses, - Small casts/isolated comm......more

Goodreads review by Katy O. on July 03, 2017

Contemplative and powerful, WHEN THE ENGLISH FALL is an unsettling story about the precarious nature of current American society set in the farmlands of Pennsylvania in seemingly current times. Never before have I learned so much about a culture while reading a postapocalypic novel - a novel that di......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on June 15, 2018

This dystopian novel takes place in the eastern part of Pennsylvania near Lancaster among the Amish community. Jacob is an Amish farmer and lives the simple life of the Order. This book is written in diary form which among the Amish is considered prideful but Jacob feels the need to write and tell w......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on July 30, 2017

"They are English. They are the world. They are so busy, they have no time to see God or each other." -David Williams, When the English Fall This is a dystopian novel unlike any other, as it takes the point of view of an Amish man named Jacob. The story is told through Jacob's journal entries. This is......more

Goodreads review by Michele on March 24, 2017

I had to think about this one for a while but I'm changing my initial rating from 3 to 4 simply because I'm still thinking about it. I received a free advance reader copy of this book from the publisher. I was on a cross country flight this week for a librarian conference and just desperately going t......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List