A Parcel of Patterns

Jill Paton Walsh

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Vintage
05 July 2022

Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA); True stories (Children's&YA)

The gripping story of a historical lockdown, through the eyes of a brave 16-year-old girl.

A PLAGUE - A VILLAGE - A LOCKDOWN

1665, Eyam, Derbyshire.

'Here I have set down all that I know of the Plague'

It is 1665 and Mall Percival is a shepherd girl living in a Derbyshire village. She tends her flock, spends time with her best friend and teaches her young suitor to read. But one day a parcel of patterns, meant for a new dress for the pastor's wife, wings its way from London.

The parcel carries an infection that spreads with horrifying speed. Herbal teas and open windows are the only defence against the sickness. Yet the villagers make a brave and selfless decision- to isolate themselves from the rest of the country. It is a lockdown that saves the neighbouring towns, but at heart-breaking cost to Mall's world.

Based on the true events of the village of Eyam, this is the story of a courageous sacrifice that saved Derbyshire and beyond from a deadly virus.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WHITBREAD PRIZE
*

'A pocket masterpiece' Guardian

Readers love A Parcel of Patterns

'I couldn't put it down'

'Brought me to tears too many times to count'

'If you think social distancing is hard in the Coronavirus pandemic, read this wonderful novel based on the true story of the village of Eyam'

By: Jill Paton Walsh
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9781784877385
ISBN 10: 1784877387
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 05 July 2022
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , Children/juvenile , Young adult , ELT Advanced , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jill Paton Walsh was educated at St Michael's Convent, North Finchley, and at St Anne's College, Oxford. She is the author of several highly praised adult novels- Lapsing, A School For Lovers, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize, Goldengrove Unleaving, The Serpentine Cave and A Desert in Bohemia. She has also won many awards for her children's literature, including the Whitbread Prize, the Universe Prize and the Smarties Award. She has three children and lives in Cambridge.

Reviews for A Parcel of Patterns

A pocket masterpiece * Guardian * A masterly tale -- Lucy Mangan * Guardian * A beautifully written, meaningful story * Publishers Weekly * [Jill Paton Walsh] had an unpatronising literary style and was ambitious about what children would enjoy * Guardian *