Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
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Document Type
Book
Description
When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders."
Publication Date
2001
Publisher
Viking
City
New York
State
NY
Award
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction | History
Repository Citation
Brooks , G. (2001). Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague. New York, NY: Viking.
