A Lovely Way to Burn

TitleA Lovely Way to Burn
Year for Search2014
AuthorsWelsh, Louise(b. 1965)
Date Published2014
PublisherJohn Murray
Place PublishedLondon
ISBN Number9781848546516
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author, Scottish author
Annotation

First volume of the Plague Times Trilogy. This volume depicts the initial impact of a pandemic that kills almost everyone. It was read on BBC Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime. In Death is a Welcome Space. London: John Murray, 2015, the second volume, two men escape from prison and make their way through the devastated country. No Dominion. London: John Murray, 2017, the third volume, takes place seven years later and involves the protagonist of the second volume leaving the relative safety of Orkney and return to the post-apocalyptic mainland. 

Author Note

The female (b. 1965) author was born in England and lives in Scotland.

Full Text

2014 Welsh, Louise (b. 1965). A Lovely Way to Burn. London: John Murray, 2014.

First volume of the Plague Times Trilogy. This volume depicts the initial impact of a pandemic that kills almost everyone. It was read on BBC Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime. In Death is a Welcome Space. London: John Murray, 2015, the second volume, two men escape from prison and make their way through the devastated country. No Dominion. London: John Murray, 2017, the third volume, takes place seven years later and involves the protagonist of the second volume leaving the relative safety of Orkney and return to the post-apocalyptic mainland. The female author was born in England and lives in Scotland.