In this extraordinary novel Karen Maitland delivers a dazzlingreinterpretation of Chaucers Canterbury Talesan ingenious alchemy ofhistory mystery and powerful h... » 

In this extraordinary novel Karen Maitland delivers a dazzlingreinterpretation of Chaucers Canterbury Talesan ingenious alchemy ofhistory mystery and powerful human drama.The year is 1348. The Black Plague grips the country. In a world ruled by faithand fear nine desperate strangers brought together by chance attempt tooutrun the certain death that is running inexorably toward them.Each member of this motley company has a story to tell. From Camelot therelicseller who will become the groups leader to Cygnus the onearmedstoryteller . . . from the strange silent child called Narigorm to a painterand his pregnant wife each has a secret. None is what they seem. And one amongthem conceals the darkest secret of allpropelling these liars to a destinythey never saw coming.Magical heartquickening and raw Company of Liars is a work of vaultingimagination from a powerful new voice in historical fiction. From theHardcover edition. «