This Time of Dying - Reina James

'This Time of Dying' is a debut novel from the daughter of the famous comic actor Sid James. The story of the 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu) could have been a dry, documentary style read, but Regina James has managed to give the novel a very human feel, combining many years of fastidious research with the ability to create a story of love and compassion that most readers will be able to relate to. Now 60, she began researching 'This Time of Dying' in 2001, taking her inspiration from the deaths of both of her maternal grandparents, who died in the epidemic within a few days of each other in 1918. The 1918 pandemic is not spoken ...  Read the complete review