Forged in the Fire is a 2006 novel for young adults by Ann Turnbull, about Quaker life in the 1660s. It is the sequel to No Shame, No Fear, published in 2003. In Forged in the Fire, Will and Susanna are separated despite their love; Will is working as a bookseller in London, while Susanna waits in Shropshire until he can provide for her. When the bubonic plague strikes London, Susanna travels there to find Will, and their safety is then threatene...
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Forged in the Fire is a 2006 novel for young adults by Ann Turnbull, about Quaker life in the 1660s. It is the sequel to No Shame, No Fear, published in 2003. In Forged in the Fire, Will and Susanna are separated despite their love; Will is working as a bookseller in London, while Susanna waits in Shropshire until he can provide for her. When the bubonic plague strikes London, Susanna travels there to find Will, and their safety is then threatened by the Great Fire of London. "Forged in the Fire" is an epic love story in which love prevails all. Where Will is sent to prison during the plage Susanna has no way of knowing whether her beloved is alive or dead. He is in jail with two of his friends for starting a fight in the streets. Whilst in jail both his friends are infested with the plage and Will is deathly ill. Both his companions die but Will is bailed out by a man called Edmund who is extremely wealthy and a friend of Nat, who during the story is always at Wills side.
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