The Plague Charmer
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
The Plague Charmer
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Jonathan Keeble
-
By:
-
Karen Maitland
About this listen
The Plague Charmer, by Karen Maitland, author of the much-loved Company of Liars - her first novel of the plague - will chill and delight fans of Kate Mosse and C. J. Sansom in equal measure.
Riddle me this: I have a price, but it cannot be paid in gold or silver.
Porlock Weir, Exmoor, 1361. Thirteen years after the Great Pestilence, plague strikes England for the second time. Sara, a packhorse man's wife, remembers the horror all too well and fears for the safety of her children. Only a dark-haired stranger offers help but at a price that no one will pay.
Fear gives way to hysteria in the village, and when the sickness spreads to her family, Sara finds herself locked away by neighbours she has trusted for years. And as her husband - and then others - begin to die, the cost no longer seems so unthinkable.
The price that I ask from one willing to pay...a human life.
©2016 Karen Maitland (P)2016 Headline DigitalListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
What listeners say about The Plague Charmer
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 03-01-17
A good read !
Great tale & I enjoyed the story. An interesting account & insight into life at the time.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- ms Claire Stokoe
- 04-02-19
Love these books
Once you have read one you will want to read everything she writes it’s marvellous
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- keith mellor
- 13-10-21
The plague charmer
Really enjoyed this book I love all Karen Maitland’s books even they wouldn’t be my usual choice. I loved Will the dwarf made me smile. Well worth a read I haven’t got many more of her books to read now sadly
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mairi
- 14-01-17
WOW!
What a pleasant surprise this book was and fantastic narration,who needs tv. One of my favourite all time books. Highly recommended.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Dog Walker Sussex
- 29-11-16
avid dog walker and audio listener
wonderfully atmospheric story, really depicts life in the middle ages. Jonathan keeble absolutely superb.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Ms. Bookworm
- 30-10-17
Excellent story but long
A long story to listen to, but great story telling.
Excellent performance by narrator. Kept me listening.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- JADE WILDE
- 09-06-20
Not as good as A Company of Liars but still great
not as good as A Company of Liars which I read first and then sought out her other work such as this one. Still wonderfully enchanting and visual though. I love the fishing village atmosphere she creates in this book and the narrator is brilliant. I endeavour to read more of her work next
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Megan E Hardy
- 13-04-21
great
medieval life described so tantalisingly and wonderfully enchanting. gritty. no faffing silly love stories
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- TrickstersDaughter
- 03-01-19
A Masterpiece of medieval witchcraft
As with all of Karen’s books this is a audible feast! Set in Porlock Weir Somerset in the Middle Ages the story follows a village cursed by a visit from the sea and the return of the deadly plague.
What did you enjoy most about this book?
Everything! Actually in this one, everything was spot on, the characters, the twists, the setting, the narration (Jonathon Keeble his usual excellent self!), you love the protagonists and hate the antagonists just as you should with no grey areas. I was immersed in this village from the the very first chapter, willing them through the story and feeling their sorrows and triumphs.
Which characters did you like the most?
Will and Sara for certain. Will was the unlikely hero throughout and you couldn’t help but root for him. Sara was a beautifully written character throughout. I loved young Walter as well, and felt he possibly didn’t get enough page space - Although Lady Parvier was also very good.
The worst antagonist?
It would be too obvious to say Jannavier, (have no idea if I’m spelling these correctly as I have simply listened to the book not read it) but I particularly loathed Brother Praco, Father Cuthbert and Sir Harry.
Would you recommenced this to others?
Absolutely! It’s historical fiction but with Maitland’s signature ‘supernatural’ twist, which completely works. If I’m honest it’s my favourite book of hers so far!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Glen Broughton
- 19-01-22
Another great story
Well worth a listen, great performance, great story, another classic tale from Karen Maitland
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!