Year of Wonders
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.
11 pages, 15 editions
English edition · First published 2001 by Penguin books · ISBN 9780142001431
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Editions
15 editions
English
- Year of Wonders · Penguin books · 2002 · ISBN 9780142001431 · 1 reader This page
- Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague · Blackstone Audiobooks · 2012 · ISBN 9781455136223
- Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, Library Edition · Blackstone Pub · 2010 · ISBN 9781441754479
- Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague: Library Edition · Blackstone Pub · 2010 · ISBN 9781441754486
- Year of Wonders · Penguin Group (usa) · 2010 · ISBN 9781101223161
- Year of Wonders · Penguin USA, Inc. · 2009 · ISBN 9781101079157
- Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague · Windsor Selection/Chivers Press · 2003 · ISBN 9780754019473
- Year of Wonders · Penguin Books · 2002 · ISBN 9780007743032
- Year of Wonders · Fourth Estate · 2002 · ISBN 9780007144204
- Year of Wonders · Penguin US · 2002 · ISBN 9781101079195
- Year of Wonders · Harpercollins Pub Ltd · 2002 · ISBN 9780007141463
- Year of Wonders: 1A Novel of the Plague · Highbridge Audio · 2001 · ISBN 9781565114890
- A Year of Wonders · Fourth Estate · 2001 · ISBN 9781841154572
- Year of Wonders · Books on Tape · 2001 · ISBN 9780736675574
- Year of Wonders · Perma-Bound Books · ISBN 9780605399617
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