EPISODE · Jul 11, 2017 · 5H 42M
When the English Fall: A Novel (By David Williams)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the English Fall: A Novel Author: David Williams Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: When a catastrophic solar storm brings about the collapse of modern civilization, an Amish community in Pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath. Once-bright skies are now dark. Planes have plummeted to the ground. The systems of modern life have crumbled. With their stocked larders and stores of supplies, the Amish are unaffected at first. But as the English (the Amish name for all non-Amish people) become more and more desperate, they begin to invade Amish farms, taking whatever they want and unleashing unthinkable violence on the peaceable community. Seen through the diary of an Amish farmer named Jacob as he tries to protect his family and his way of life, When the English Fall examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos: Should members of a nonviolent society defy their beliefs and take up arms to defend themselves? And if they don’t, can they survive?
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the English Fall: A Novel Author: David Williams Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: When a catastrophic solar storm brings about the collapse of modern civilization, an Amish community in Pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath. Once-bright skies are now dark. Planes have plummeted to the ground. The systems of modern life have crumbled. With their stocked larders and stores of supplies, the Amish are unaffected at first. But as the English (the Amish name for all non-Amish people) become more and more desperate, they begin to invade Amish farms, taking whatever they want and unleashing unthinkable violence on the peaceable community. Seen through the diary of an Amish farmer named Jacob as he tries to protect his family and his way of life, When the English Fall examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos: Should members of a nonviolent society defy their beliefs and take up arms to defend themselves? And if they don’t, can they survive?
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