Year of Wonders: a Novel of the Plague
Registered by keeta1 of Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on 10/12/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by keeta1 from Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on Saturday, October 12, 2013
A young woman's struggle to save her family and her soul during the extraordinary year of 1666, when plague suddenly struck a small Derbyshire village. In 1666, plague swept through London, driving the King and his court to Oxford, and Samuel Pepys to Greenwich, in an attempt to escape contagion. The north of England remained untouched until, in a small community of leadminers and hill farmers, a bolt of cloth arrived from the capital. The tailor who cut the cloth had no way of knowing that the damp fabric carried with it bubonic infection. So begins the Year of Wonders, in which a Pennine village of 350 souls confronts a scourge beyond remedy or understanding. Desperate, the villagers turn to sorcery, herb lore, and murderous witch-hunting. Then, led by a young and charismatic preacher, they elect to isolate themselves in a fatal quarantine. The story is told through the eyes of Anna Frith who, at only 18, must contend with the death of her family, the disintegration of her society, and the lure of a dangerous and illicit attraction. Geraldine Brooks's novel explores love and learning, fear and fanaticism, and the struggle of 17th century science and religion to deal with a seemingly diabolical pestilence. 'Year of Wonders' is also an eloquent memorial to the real-life Derbyshire villagers who chose to suffer alone during England's last great plague.
Journal Entry 2 by keeta1 at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, March 21, 2015
Released 9 yrs ago (3/21/2015 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Travelling to Edwardstreet in Wellington for the Australasia Wishlist Tag Game.
I hope you enjoy it.
I hope you enjoy it.
Journal Entry 3 by Edwardstreet at Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
A wonderful letter box surprise thank you, I love this wish list tag game. Am I going to meet you at the Auckland Unconvention later in the year?
Journal Entry 4 by Edwardstreet at —- by hand, post, or courier in Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (7/7/2015 UTC) at —- by hand, post, or courier in Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand
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A top ten for me this year.
Released as part of the Y bookring
Released as part of the Y bookring
Taken from the Books Starting with Y bookring.
I read this 10 years ago & enjoyed it very much - see Year of Wonders.
Journal Entry 7 by catsalive at Wishlist Tag Game, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, September 6, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (9/4/2015 UTC) at Wishlist Tag Game, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to HelenBella for the Australasian Wishlist Tag game.