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Book summaryDuring the plague that decimated the population of England during the 17th century, the vicar of an isolated village tries desperately to save the townspeople from death. Narrated by his courageous young housemaid, whose own family members have become victims, YEAR OF WONDERS is a story of the heroism that can arise in extreme situations--and it's also a love story. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. Media reviews"[A] viscerally detailed tale....Though the historical detail is absorbing, it is the story of Anna...that is Brooks' most wondrous touch." |
Year of Wondersby Brooks, Geraldine
Book description: New York: Penguin, 2002. Trade Paperback. Some edge wear, slight front corner cover crease. First page and edges yellowed. A gripping historical novel of a small English v i llage in the Plague Year of 1666. . .
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