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Year of wonders : a novel of the plague / Geraldine Brooks.
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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- 1 current hold with 15 total copies.
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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 | - |
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.
