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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Plague Searchers
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y separately published work icon Red Wands Rob Wills , Melbourne : Arcadia , 2022 25725664 2022 single work novel historical fiction

'It is 1665 and London faces two deadly threats – the devastating plague, and dangerous rumblings of a rebellion against the King, Charles II. In the frontline of the plague, the ‘first responders’, are the ancient women of the parish: the Viewers, Keepers and Searchers, who must deal with the sick, the dying and the dead. Political and religious differences split the city. Some yearn for the days of Oliver Cromwell and the Puritan Commonwealth, others rejoice in the pleasure loving King’s return. A tale of friendships and feuds, songs and psalms, plots and betrayals, this exciting and original novel paints a rich picture of life – and death – in the perilous streets of plague-struck London.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Flee Quick, Go Far Rob Wills , Melbourne : Arcadia , 2022 25725728 2022 single work novel historical fiction

'The first months of London’s Great Plague of 1665 give no hope of any improvement, only an ominous warning of worse to come. Those who can are fleeing the city. Those who can’t – the poor, the old, and a dedicated few – must stay to face the growing danger. The ancient women of the parish of St Cyneswide and St Tibba, the Searchers, Viewers and Keepers, who have weathered the disappearance of one of their own, face further calls on their courage and resilience. The plot against the King simmers, supported by folk of fire and faith, dismissed by others as the work of fanatics. There are those who will stop at nothing and threaten the whole city. But … the parish still finds solace in singing; small children play their joyous, sometimes fractious, street games; and young people find each other. Volume 2 of Plague Searchers – Flee quick, go far – continues this gripping tale with its friendships and feuds, songs and psalms, plots and betrayals.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Epidemic Times Michael Wilding , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 67 no. 6 2023; (p. 89-90)

— Review of Plague Searchers Rob Wills , 2022 series - author novel
'Plague Searchers is a two-volume novel set in the London plague of 1665.'
Epidemic Times Michael Wilding , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 67 no. 6 2023; (p. 89-90)

— Review of Plague Searchers Rob Wills , 2022 series - author novel
'Plague Searchers is a two-volume novel set in the London plague of 1665.'
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