Doomsday Book

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“Imagine a near-future where time travel is a vital part of historians' work. What better way to conduct research than by witnessing historical events first hand? For Kivrin, a young medievalist at Oxford, studying the 14th century means learning Middle English, getting inoculated against historic diseases, and inventing a story for a woman traveling alone before she is sent back in time. But when she is unexpectedly stranded in the Middle Ages and an impending crisis threatens her 21st-century professors' ability to rescue her, Kivrin has little choice but to learn how to survive the fear and superstition of one of history's darkest hours. This book is completely unexpected and magnificent and clever, and it is one of the most human books I have ever read. Willis leads her readers with a sure hand into a dance with death, and brings you out the other side with an unshakeable message of hope in the face of darkness. I still think about this book all the time, even years after I've read it. Cannot recommend it enough. ”

— Rebecca • Quail Ridge Books