Parcel of Patterns

Jill Paton Walsh

ISBN 10: 0722658982 / ISBN 13: 9780722658987

Published by Kestrel, Middlesex, 1983

About this Item

Hardback: Good Condition. Dust Jacket: Good Condition. Pages Bright, Clean And Unmarked. Binding Tight And Secure. Clean Covers, Minimal Wear. Inscription In Front Of Book Left By Previous Owner. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition. Please Contact Us For Pictures If Desired.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parcel of Patterns
• Publisher: Kestrel, Middlesex
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0722658982
• ISBN 13: 9780722658987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chris Molan
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Mall Percival tells how the plague came to her Derbyshire village of Eyam in the year 1665, how the villagers determined to isolate themselves to prevent further spread of the disease, and how three-fourths of them died before the end of the following year.

About the Author

Jill Paton Walsh is the author of books for adults, young adults and children. Her novel Knowledge of Angels was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Her crime novels and mystery novels include The Attenbury Emeralds, A Presumption of Death, The Wyndham Case and A Piece of Justice, which was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. With Dorothy L. Sayers, she was co-author of Thrones, Dominations. Her novels for children and young adults include The Green Book. She lives in Cambridge, England.