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ruthieduthie 's review for:
THE BLACK DEATH An Intimate History
by John Hatcher
Although the narrative is fictional, it is based on primary sources and a lot of research, and gives a vivid account of the experience of the Black Death on a Suffolk village. There is an emphasis on the religious and economic aspects, as a result of the kind of source material that is available, but in the absence of memoirs and diaries it makes for a rounded picture of the events.
Having lived through the Covid pandemic, one thing that struck me was how swiftly the epidemic subsided - it only lasted a couple of months in Walsham. I suppose that is a consequence of difference in disease vectors.
Having lived through the Covid pandemic, one thing that struck me was how swiftly the epidemic subsided - it only lasted a couple of months in Walsham. I suppose that is a consequence of difference in disease vectors.