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: 067091021X
- ISBN: 9780670910212
- Physical Description: 308 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2001.
Content descriptions
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 17 68782. |
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| Subject: | Plague > Fiction. Great Britain > History > Charles II, 1660-1685 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 24 of 35 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 1 current hold with 35 total copies.
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