My Story: The Great Plague

A dark and deadly tale from a blockbusting series that sweeps you up in the tumult of history. The past has never felt closer. No imitation will do. London, 1665. A time of horror has come to the city. In one terrible summer, more than 15% of its people will die. As bubonic plague ravages London’s streets, mercilessly plucking up victims and filling the plague pits with corpses, thirteen-year-old Alice Paynton records the outbreak in her diary…

• A riveting look at London in the grip of the plague

• Best-loved series with over a million copies sold

• Brings the past to life in a richly detailed account

• A great way to explore curriculum-linked history