All Booked Up Reads Year of Wonders for October
Year of Wonders is All Booked Up's selection for their October 2nd meeting at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the Geraldine Brooks novel are available upstairs at the Circulation Desk.
About the Book
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. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of
1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and
superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn
from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to
confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit
love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe
becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders."
Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders
is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history. Written
with stunning emotional intelligence and introducing "an inspiring
heroine" (The Wall Street Journal), Brooks blends love and learning, loss and renewal into a spellbinding and unforgettable read.
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