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Year of wonders [electronic resource] : 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.
Détails de la notice
- ISBN : 9781101079157 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
- ISBN : 1101079150 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
- ISBN : 9781101079195 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
- ISBN : 1101079193 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
- ISBN : 9781101079188 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
- ISBN : 1101079185 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
- Description physique : 308, 11 p. : map ; 20 cm.
- Éditeur : New York : Penguin Books, 2002.
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- Note générale :
- Originally published: New York : Viking, 2001.
- Note de reproduction :
- Electronic reproduction. New York : Penguin USA, Inc., 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 12359 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 606 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 608 KB).
- Note sur les particularités du système :
- Requires OverDrive Media Console
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Résumé :
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.