The Pesthouse

The book cover of "The Pesthouse" by Jim Crace features two stems of woody, seeded plants, letting loose their fuzzy seeds to blow upon the wind.

About

Pestilence is the backdrop for this surprisingly hopeful tale of Margaret and Franklin, young survivors traveling across postapocalyptic America both to escape and to begin again.

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ISBN:

9780385520751

Awards Won

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Notable Books for Adults

Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader. Please visit https://www.rusaupdate.org/awards/notable-books-list/ for the most current lists and information.

2008 - Selection(s)