{"product_id":"a-plague-on-mr-pepys-an-enthralling-historical-page-turner","title":"Plague on Mr Pepys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An immersive and rich imagining of a mysterious woman from Pepys' life that will hold readers until the very end' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel that transports readers with astonishing and engrossing detail'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReaders' Favorite 5*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1665 and The Great Plague has London in its grip. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the summer heat rises, red crosses mark  the doors, and wealthy citizens flee. Only the poor remain to face the march of death...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious and attractive Bess Bagwell is determined her carpenter husband, Will, should make a name for himself. So she  schemes to meet Samuel Pepys, diarist, friend of the King, and an important man  in the Navy shipyards. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Pepys has his own motive for cultivating  Bess, and it is certainly not to benefit her husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith pestilence rife in the city, all trade  ceases. Will is forced to invest in his unscrupulous cousin Jack's dubious 'cure' for the pestilence.  But this only horrifies Bess and leaves them  deeper in debt. Now they are desperate for money, and the dread disease is  moving ever closer. Pepys's help seems to be the only answer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as with all bargains, there's a price to  pay. A price that could cost more than Bess has to give.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe second in Deborah Swift's atmospheric  trilogy, bringing to life the women in Pepys' Diary. The books can be read in any order as each stands alone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intriguing and exceptionally beautifully written book' Carol McGrath, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in The Shadows \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePleasing Mr Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Swift is a consummate historical novelist, basing her books on immaculate research and then filling the gaps between real events and real people with eloquent storytelling, atmospheric scene setting and imaginative plot lines' \u003ci\u003eThe Visitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Laced with emotional intensity and drama' \u003ci\u003eReaders' Favorite \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pepys and his world spring to vibrant life...Gripping, revealing and stunningly imagined, \u003ci\u003ePleasing Mr Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e is guaranteed to please' \u003ci\u003eLancashire Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't miss Deborah Swift's other enthralling tales of Samuel Pepys - \u003ci\u003ePleasing Mr Pepys Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEntertaining Mr Pepys\u003c\/i\u003e - out now!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32086330507347,"sku":"","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781786154972_03d12a6e-58fd-4981-b6dd-08522ed1400b.jpg?v=1777206661","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/a-plague-on-mr-pepys-an-enthralling-historical-page-turner","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}