Author’s Note
Thanks for reading Map of Plagues. I hope you enjoyed the adventure. I always like to include an Author’s Note in my novels as I love the research process as much as the creative part of writing.
You can find images used in my research on my Pinterest board:
www.pinterest.com/jfpenn/map-of-plagues
Bath and finding home
When I wrote the previous book, Map of Shadows, we had just moved to Bath in the South West of England. I found it difficult at first and struggled with a place that seemed almost too perfect, a heritage city of Roman and Georgian grandeur as well as natural beauty. I’m a happy person but as a fan of Stephen King’s books, I can’t help but think that everywhere has a dark side! After all, Mary Shelley wrote most of Frankenstein here in Bath, so it definitel
