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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: 0142001430
- ISBN: 1417627530
- ISBN: 9781417627530
- ISBN: 067091021X
- ISBN: 9780142001431
- ISBN: 9780670910212
- ISBN: 9780756933920
- ISBN: 0756933927
- Physical Description: 308, 11 pages : map ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: New York : Viking, 2001. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1080L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 6.9 17 17 68782 |
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| Subject: | Plague. Plague. Plague > Fiction. > Fiction. Great Britain. Great Britain. > History. > History > Charles II, 1660-1685. > 1600-1685, Charles II. > Fiction. > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Miscellaneous fiction. Fiction. History. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Newfoundland Area Library | FIC BRO (Text) | 38445000104128 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Wayne County Public Library | FIC BRO (Text) | 31843001040035 | Fiction | Available | - |
