![]() ![]() ![]() Through Annas eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. ![]() The Washington Post An unforgettable tale, set in 17th century England, of a village that quarantines itself to arrest the spread of the plague, from the author The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize 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. Year of Wonders is a testament to that very notion. Book Synopsis Plague stories remind us that we cannot manage without community. Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a plague village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history, written by the author of Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women. About the Book In 1666, a young woman comes of age during an extraordinary year of love and death. ![]()
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