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Year of wonders : a novel of the plague

Brooks, Geraldine (author.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780142001431 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 0142001430 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    308, 18, 11 pages : map ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2002.
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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
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.

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