Year of wonders : a novel of the plague / Geraldine Brooks.
Record details
- ISBN: 067091021X (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 067091021X
- ISBN: 9780670910212
- ISBN: 9780756933920
- ISBN: 0756933927
- ISBN: 9780142001431
- ISBN: 0142001430
- ISBN: 1439507724
- ISBN: 9781439507728
- Physical Description: 308 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2001.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 17.0 68782. |
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Subject: | Great Britain > History > Charles II, 1660-1685 > Fiction. Plague > Fiction. Australian fiction > 21st century. Plague > Fiction. Great Britain > History > Charles II, 1660-1685 > Fiction. Plague. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Fictional Work. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Deep River Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Deep River Public Library | F Broo (Text) | 36039000257861 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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