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Year of wonders : a novel of the plague / Geraldine Brooks.
Summary:
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780142001431 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0142001430 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 308, 18, 11 pages : map ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2002.
- Copyright: ©2001.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Viking, 2001.Includes: "A Penguin readers guide to: Year of wonders: a novel of the plague.
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- Subject:
- Plague > England > Fiction.
Faith > Fiction.
Villages > England > Fiction.
Superstition > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Stuarts, 1603-1714 > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Charles II, 1660-1685 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
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- 11 of 15 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Castlegar Public Library | FIC BRO (Text) | 35146001027127 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Geraldine Brooks is the author of five novels: the Pulitzer Prize-winning March; the international bestsellers Caleb's Crossing, People of the Book, and Year of Wonders; and, most recently, The Secret Chord. She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Martha's Vinyard with her husband, the author Tony Horwitz, and their two sons.