Year of WondersGeraldine Brooks
2001
Finished May 3, 2008
When the plague rips through a village in England in 1665 it tests the strength of the town's people beyond our imagination. Anna Frith is 18, widowed and left with two young children when her boarder contracts the plague. This sparks the rampant spread of the disease and Anna's quest to survive.
The book spans one year 1665-1666 and is based on the true story of the devastation caused by the plague in the English village of Eyam. The village is quarantined from the outside world for one year to stop the spread of the disease. There were plenty of opportunities for Anna to give up everything but she carried on caring for the sick and dying. She formed and unlikely friendship with the rector's wife, Elinor. She watched her abusive, alcoholic father's demise and her step-mother lose her sanity.
Geraldine Brooks does a wonderful job with telling this story. Her writing is simply beautiful. I will add her other novels; March (2006 Pulitzer Prize Winner) and People of the Book to my TBR list.
5 comments:
I'm glad that you liked it! I've put her other novels on my wishlist too.
I went to HPB yesterday to get March and of course they did not have it! Do you use bookmooch? If so, how do you like it? I have been thinking of joining.
My book club is reading this for our June meeting. I haven't started it yet but I'm excited to get to it.
lisamm - I hope you enjoy it, it is beautifully written!
I loved it and posted a review today!
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