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To dream of the dead

To dream of the dead

Book 2008

The village of Ledwardine has never been flooded in living memory, but as the river continues to rise with December rains, within days it will be an island. Electricity has been cut and the church is serving as a temporary mortuary for two people who drowned. Only one man feels safe: an aggressively atheist author who has been moved-for his own safety-into a secluded house just outside the village. Meanwhile, archaeologists-assisted by Merrily Wa...