Year of wonders
Subtitle: a novel of the plague
By: Geraldine Brooks.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780142001431
Subjects: Plague -- Fiction.; Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the "Plague Village," in the rugged mountain spine of England. In 1666, a tainted bolt of cloth from London carries bubonic infection to this isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners. A visionary young preacher convinces the villagers to seal themselves off in a deadly quarantine to prevent the spread of disease. The story is told through the eyes of eighteen-year-old Anna Frith, the vicar's maid, as she confronts the loss of her family, the disintegration of her community, and the lure of a dangerous and illicit love. As the death toll rises and people turn from prayers and herbal cures to sorcery and murderous witch-hunting, Anna emerges as an unlikely and courageous heroine in the village's desperate fight to save itself.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Viking, 2001.