Lawrence Wright
Plague Year Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
A virtuoso feat ... a book of panoramic breadth New York Times Book ReviewA devastating analysis ... Wright is a master of knitting together complex narratives The ObserverJust as Lawrence Wrights The Looming Tower became the defining account of our centurys first devastating event, 9/11, so The Plague Year will become the defining account of the second.The story starts with the initial moments of Covids appearance in Wuhan and ends with Joseph Bidens inauguration in an America ravaged by well over 400,000 deaths a mortality already some ten times worse than US combat deaths in the entire Vietnam War.This is an anguished, furious memorial to a year in which all of Americas great strengths its scientific knowledge, its great civic and intellectual institutions, its spirit of voluntarism and community were brought low, not by a terrifying new illness alone, but by political incompetence and cynicism on a scale for which there has been no precedent.With insight, sympathy, clarity and rage, The Plague Year allows the reader to see the unfolding of this great tragedy, talking with individuals on the front line, bringing together many moving and surprising stories and painting a devastating picture of a country literally and fatally misled.Maddening and sobering as comprehensive an account of the first year of the pandemic as weve yet seen Kirkus
Binding: Paperback;416 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: JFFC; Weight: 422 g; Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 27
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A virtuoso feat ... a book of panoramic breadth New York Times Book ReviewA devastating analysis ... Wright is a master of knitting together complex narratives The ObserverJust as Lawrence Wrights The Looming Tower became the defining account of our centurys first devastating event, 9/11, so The Plague Year will become the defining account of the second.The story starts with the initial moments of Covids appearance in Wuhan and ends with Joseph Bidens inauguration in an America ravaged by well over 400,000 deaths a mortality already some ten times worse than US combat deaths in the entire Vietnam War.This is an anguished, furious memorial to a year in which all of Americas great strengths its scientific knowledge, its great civic and intellectual institutions, its spirit of voluntarism and community were brought low, not by a terrifying new illness alone, but by political incompetence and cynicism on a scale for which there has been no precedent.With insight, sympathy, clarity and rage, The Plague Year allows the reader to see the unfolding of this great tragedy, talking with individuals on the front line, bringing together many moving and surprising stories and painting a devastating picture of a country literally and fatally misled.Maddening and sobering as comprehensive an account of the first year of the pandemic as weve yet seen Kirkus
Binding: Paperback;416 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: JFFC; Weight: 422 g; Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 27
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Lawrence Wright
Plague Year Paperback Book
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