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Reina James, the daughter of British television actor Sidney James, lives with her husband in Sussex, England. This Time of Dying is her first novel.
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"Love in the time of the Spanish flu epidemic . . . Society trembles on the brink of breakdown and doctors, vicars, and other ordinary souls grapple with the practicalities of the day, while the government contributes very little. . . . Sharp glimpses of human nature scattered over a detailed period panorama." ---Kirkus Reviews
"James graphically describes a plague that wiped out families and overwhelmed the war-weakened infrastructure. However, the true terrain of the novelist is arguably the response of her characters to their afflictions. Here, James's isolated protagonists prepare the ground admirably for their individual witness and response to the calamity. A finely written and affecting novel." ---Guardian (UK)
"This restrained and unnerving novel gains strength like the virus it describes. . . . As the crisis peaks, class expectations crumble and an unlikely love story develops. . . . James registers the tiny details of suffering and the book ends almost like a fever breaking, showing that such a scourge can randomly take out anything in its path, leaving behind misery, but also human dignity." ---Time Out London (four stars)
"James skillfully conveys the suppressed panic and claustrophobia induced by the sudden and deadly prevalence of the disease. Yet members of the local community still find time to disapprove of [Henry and Allen] for their association. This is a muted but moving novel about the persistence of the ordinary during extraordinary times." ---Financial Times
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- PublisherPortobello Books Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1846270456
- ISBN 13 9781846270451
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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