Quarantine
Autor John Smolensen Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2019
In 1796 a trading ship arrives in the vibrant harbor town of Newburyport, Massachusetts, her crew decimated by a virulent fever. Despite the ship being placed under quarantine, this mysterious disease sweeps through the waterfront, causing entire families to die of plague-like symptoms with alarming haste. The pestilence tests the civility and courage of the seaport residents. Some risk their lives to nurse the sick, while others steal crucial medicine and profit on the black market. Some preach that the afflicted deserve the Lord’s punishment and those who treat the sick are in league with the devil. Dr. Giles Wiggins, a surgeon and veteran of the American Revolution, works tirelessly to save lives, often disagreeing with his medical colleagues on both the cause of the deadly ailment and its remedy. As the epidemic grows, the seaport’s future is threatened by obsession, greed, and fear.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781611863260
ISBN-10: 1611863260
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: Michigan State University Press
ISBN-10: 1611863260
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: Michigan State University Press
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Notă biografică
John Smolens has published eleven works of fiction, including Wolf’s Mouth, Cold, The Invisible World, and Out. He lives in Marquette, Michigan.
Cuprins
Part I. Miranda, Under the Yellow Flag
Part II. Quarantine
Part III. Salvation
Part IV. Love and Larceny
Part V. Sand and Salt Water
Part VI. Saints and Salvation
Part VII. Crimes of Fate
Part VIII. As Water Spilton the Ground
Epilogue
Afterword
Recenzii
"As works such as Camus’ La Peste make clear, the true power of plague narrative lies in the capacity of disease to strip away the artifice of society and reveal the true face beneath. Quarantine is not blind to this power."
—The Washington Post
—The Washington Post
"Smolens delivers an intriguing story of late eighteenth-century sea-faring suffering. . . . His research puts the reader right in the moment, and his keen understanding of human nature during turmoil makes for a fascinating read."
—Publishers Weekly
—Publishers Weekly
"A fine writer with a profound knowledge of human behavior gone awry."
—Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall
—Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall
Descriere
In 1796 a trading ship arrives in the vibrant harbor town of Newburyport, Massachusetts, her crew decimated by a virulent fever. Despite the ship being placed under quarantine, this mysterious disease sweeps through the waterfront, causing entire families to die of plague-like symptoms with alarming haste. Dr. Giles Wiggins, a surgeon and veteran of the American Revolution, works tirelessly to save lives, often disagreeing with his medical colleagues on both the cause of the deadly ailment and its remedy. As the epidemic grows, the seaport’s future is threatened by mayhem, greed, and fear.