The Water Man Legacy - Dunmoore, Gerard
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In the middle of the 14th century, as if medieval life was not already gruelling enough, the Black Death hit Europe. For three and a half centuries, towns and villages were battered again and again by more than a hundred separate outbreaks. In Europe alone, the estimated death toll exceeded 75 million souls. Then one day, in 1696, it all stopped. Ask a historian today why that was, "...well there were a number of reasons...". No antibiotics, no vaccines, no clean water supplies, no public health programs, no Louis Pasteur, and no nurses or doctors that knew anything beyond guesswork. The truth…mehr

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In the middle of the 14th century, as if medieval life was not already gruelling enough, the Black Death hit Europe. For three and a half centuries, towns and villages were battered again and again by more than a hundred separate outbreaks. In Europe alone, the estimated death toll exceeded 75 million souls. Then one day, in 1696, it all stopped. Ask a historian today why that was, "...well there were a number of reasons...". No antibiotics, no vaccines, no clean water supplies, no public health programs, no Louis Pasteur, and no nurses or doctors that knew anything beyond guesswork. The truth is, this is where our history books fall silent. What if you were told the reason why the Plague disappeared was a miracle - not a Lourdes miracle, but something much, much more? In the year 2015, news of the death of his grandmother takes Declan O'Leary away from his life in Ireland to his ancestral home in Brittany. An attempt on his life followed by a brutal kidnapping, soon uncover his family's involvement in a legend steeped in mystery and a secret as old as the dawn of time: a secret someone would kill for.
Autorenporträt
Gerard Dunmoore was born in Manchester in 1965. After studying engineering at Hertfordshire he moved to Berlin where he was working and studying when the wall came down. He has an MBA from Rennes School of Business. Today he lives and teaches in Brittany, France. He began writing short stories more than thirty years ago and contributes regularly to a poetry section in a regional monthly publication. The Water Man Legacy (genre: speculative fiction - 90,000 words) is the first in a series titled Tides of Time. The sequel, Wind and the Willows, will be published later this year ? spoiler alert: it has little to do with waterway-wildlife camaraderie. Set in the heart of Brittany, The Water Man Legacy, Gerard's debut novel, entwines surprising and fascinating nuggets of local history. It is an action thriller, pacey and full of suspense. Initial reviews describe it as: "?an emotional rollercoaster of laughter and tears." ??a novel not be read in a public place!? This novel promises to take you on a journey. Enjoy it.