The Plague Stones
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3.8 • 19 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A family’s fresh start in a quaint British village turns into a waking, ghost-ridden nightmare in this chilling folk horror story about tradition, evil, and the Great Plague.
Fleeing from a traumatic break-in, Londoners Paul and Tricia Feenan sell up to escape to the isolated Holiwell village where Tricia has inherited a property. Scattered throughout the settlement are centuries-old stones used during the Great Plague as boundary markers. No plague-sufferer was permitted to pass them and enter the village. The plague diminished, and the village survived unscathed . . .
Since then, the village trustees have insisted on an annual ancient ceremony to renew the village boundaries. But then a misguided act by the Feenans’ son sends the village into a frenzy, reminding everyone that there’s a reason traditions have been stuck to so rigidly—and that all acts of betrayal, even those committed centuries ago, have dire consequences.
Customer Reviews
Intense
This book held my interest the whole way through. I cared about the characters… cherished the good ones, and hated the evil ones. Hester was a well-developed entity and I had moments of real fear, especially as I read the second half of the book. The conclusion was as perfect as possible. This is one of the top 20 best books I’ve read this year.