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Year of Wonders

By Geraldine Brooks

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| Paperback | 9780142001431

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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 superstitiContinue

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. Written with stunning emotional intelligence and introducing "an inspiring heroine" (The Wall Street Journal), Brooks blends love and learning, loss and renewal into a spellbinding and unforgettable read.

"The novel glitters . . . A deep imaginative engagement with how people are changed by catastrophe." (The New Yorker)

"Year of Wonders is a vividly imagined and strangely consoling tale of hope in a time of despair." (O, The Oprah Magazine)

"Brooks proves a gifted storyteller as she subtly reveals how ignorance, hatred and mistrust can be as deadly as any virus. . . . Year of Wonders is itself a wonder." (People )

Critics

  • Journal of a plague year

    Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 308pp, Fourth Estate, £12.99 It begins with the scent of rotting apples and a flush that looks like rose petals blooming beneath the skin. Then the yellow-purple pustule appears, swelling to the size of a newly born p ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

    In the spring of 1665, the inhabitants of a small village in central England made a remarkable decision. Plague had broken out in their community, arrived from London in a bolt of cloth, and had quickly spread through the village. The charismatic rec ... (read full critics)

    theromancereader published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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    I really enjoyed this book and it was so well written--surely set to become a classic of our time. I highly recommend it. It provided much insight into the people who lived at the time of the plague but also about human nature. We are not so different today. Easy to get through, beautiful languag ... (continue)

    I really enjoyed this book and it was so well written--surely set to become a classic of our time. I highly recommend it. It provided much insight into the people who lived at the time of the plague but also about human nature. We are not so different today. Easy to get through, beautiful language, a joy to read.

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  • Wonderful! I was happily swept away to 1440 and relished every minute of this book. The description of the world at hand was excellent. Onward I moved to 'March' and now 'People of the Book' - similar and wonderful reading experiences..the quiet 'voice' of story telling so that you have the pictur ... (continue)

    Wonderful! I was happily swept away to 1440 and relished every minute of this book. The description of the world at hand was excellent. Onward I moved to 'March' and now 'People of the Book' - similar and wonderful reading experiences..the quiet 'voice' of story telling so that you have the picture and better - the feelings - in your mind all along.

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    Psc said on Sep 18, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • A very moving story about how a small village is touched by castastrophe. I originally thought that this book would be too depressing to read, but it is so well written and ends on a happy note. I am so glad that I took the time to read it!

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    Jamie Gemuend767 said on Sep 21, 2008 | Add your feedback

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