A Parcel of Patterns

Walsh, Jill Paton, Walsh, Jill Paton

ISBN 10: 0140316639 / ISBN 13: 9780140316636

Published by Penguin Books, Limited, 1985

About this Item

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Parcel of Patterns
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140316639
• ISBN 13: 9780140316636
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.375 pounds

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.