Doom Painting

“There are few writers who can be truly likened to Hilary Mantel, but Blakemore is one.” —The Observer (London)

In the long shadow of the Black Death, a revolution is blooming hour by hour. From the author of The Manningtree Witches and The Glutton comes a work of sumptuous, exhilarating historical fiction about the miracle of purpose—and one of history’s most significant rebellions against the English crown.

It is 1381. England, reeling from plague and years of conflict abroad, is a tinderb...