The Second Sleep by Robert Harris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m sorry that this is going to be a rather short review, simply because there is very little I can say without giving away major parts of the plot. The story begins in 1468 with a young English priest, Christopher Fairfax, making his way from the cathedral at Exeter to the small village of Addicott St. George. The local priest has died and the bishop has assigned Fairfax the task of presiding over the funeral and burial.

That’s about all I can say, except that things are not always as they seem, and the situation in 1468 has some curious echoes of Covid19 pandemic that we are dealing with today.

I really enjoyed the book; Harris tells a very interesting tale and it’s well worth the time spent reading it. I will say that the ending seems a little abrupt and although all of my questions were not answered, it is a satisfying conclusion.