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Eighteen-year-old Anna Frith tells the story of her remote English village, Eyam, which was infected by the plague in 1666 and where, persuaded by their vicar, the townspeople decided to quarantine themselves.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."Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history.

Who reads Year of Wonders : a Novel of the Plague?

Author

Brooks, Geraldine

Publisher

Penguin USA, Inc.

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780756933920

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4 / 5 (106,670 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14