Year of Wonders
Recommended by Lynda La Plante, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #19 in Pandemic, Ranked #22 in Diseases — see more rankings.
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... more
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Lynda La Plante A remarkable story about the Great Plague of London and holds the reader’s attention as if a terrible crime has been committed and wondering what the outcome can be. (Source)
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Year of Wonders is ranked in the following categories:
- #62 in Australian
- #46 in England History
- #53 in Historical Fiction
- #31 in Midwifery
- #71 in Public Health
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