A Parcel of Patterns av Jill Paton Walsh

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<p><b><i>A PLAGUE - A VILLAGE - A LOCKDOWN </i></b><br><br><b><i>1665, Eyam, Derbyshire. </i></b><br><b><i>''Here I have set down all that I know of the Plague''</i></b><br><br>It is 1665 and Mall Percival is a shepherd girl living in a Derbyshire village. She tends her flock, spends time with her best friend and teaches her young suitor to read. But one day a parcel of patterns, meant for a new dress for the pastor''s wife, wings its way from London.<br><br>The parcel carries an infection that spreads with horrifying speed. Herbal teas and open windows are the only defence against the sickness. Yet the villagers make a brave and selfless decision: to isolate themselves from the rest of the country. It is a lockdown that saves the neighbouring towns, but at heart-breaking cost to Mall''s world.<br><br>Based on the true events of the village of Eyam, this is the story of a courageous sacrifice that saved Derbyshire and beyond from a deadly virus. <br><br><b>*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WHITBREA