Bleak midwinter cover

Bleak midwinter

by Peter Millar

A patient in an Oxford hospital may have the bubonic plague. An American student fools a local reporter into believing the patient caught it at a local building site where all the villagers died in 1348-1349. It seems impossible, but is it?

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?