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Synopsis
In a near-future Canada transformed by plague, an unlikely Lily Dalriada is chosen for sainthood by the ruling Church of the Survivors. But she soon becomes an outcast who risks contracting the plague when she conceives a child outside the Church's sanctioned methods. Now, separated from her daughter and pursued by the Church, Lily seeks refuge in a shadowy resistance movement. But she soon finds herself transported into plague-dominated 16th century Renaissance Florence. Has she really traveled back through time? Is the world around her an alternate reality, virtual reality, or merely the product of her own desperate imagination? This vivid, compelling novel evokes the dark and sensuous complexity of two worlds, both haunted by the spectre of death and control.
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The Plague Saint: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This is adult literary science fiction dealing with a theocratic dystopia, plague, persecution for unauthorized pregnancy, and separation of mother and child. Contains mature themes of religious control, resistance, and reality manipulation.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, captivity, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers interested in literary dystopian fiction will find a thought-provoking exploration of control, motherhood, and the nature of reality.