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Publisher: Penguin Books
Author: Geraldine Brooks
ISBN: 9780142001431
Fiction, Historical
Year of Wonders
by
Geraldine Brooks
Year of Wonders by
Geraldine Brooks
Reviews
"Plague stories remind us that we cannot manage without community... Year of Wonders is a testament to that very notion."
The Washington Post
Summary
When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition.
As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders."
Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history.