The migration
Marshall, Helen, 1983-2019
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When I was younger I didn't know a thing about death. I thought it meant stillness, a body gone limp. A marionette with its strings cut. Death was like a long vacation - a going away. Storms and flooding are worsening around the world, and a mysterious immune disorder has begun to afflict the young. Sophie Perella is about to begin her senior year of high school in Toronto when her little sister, Kira, is diagnosed. Their parents' marriage falters under the strain, and Sophie's mother takes the girls to Oxford, England, to live with their Aunt Irene. An Oxford University professor and historical epidemiologist obsessed with relics of the Black Death, Irene works with a centre that specializes in treating people with the illness. She is a friend to Sophie, and offers a window into a strange and ancient history of human plague and recovery.
Main title:
The migration / Helen Marshall.
Author:
Marshall, Helen, 1983-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Titan Books, 2019.
Collation:
389 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781789091342 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2785499