Year of Wonders

by Geraldine Brooks | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0142001430 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Mountainwren of Bethesda, Maryland USA on 4/19/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by Mountainwren from Bethesda, Maryland USA on Saturday, April 19, 2008
I read this book a few years ago and had this to say:

"What a reading experience! This novel plunged me right into the world of a tiny village in 1660s England - and all the sights, sounds, and smells (oh, the smells!) of daily life during an extraordinary time. Narrator Anna Firth loses almost everything and everyone important to her within a matter of month, as the plague descends upon her village and claims the lives of her two young sons. Yet she proves strong, and her kindness and hope prevail as she tends to her fallen neighbors. Anna, like the rest of the villagers, is no saint, and it's partly the flaws that she and her neighbors exhibit that make the novel so interesting.

At the heart of the novel is Anna's relationship with the village rector and his wife, who guide the village through the difficult year and urge them to close themselves off from the rest of the world to prevent spreading the disease. As Anna grows closer to the couple, she learns of secrets from the past, and the complexity of human nature at its brighest and darkest. As she loses her innocence, Anna gains in knowledge and confidence, emerging stronger for her suffering."

I bought this copy to share.

Released 15 yrs ago (4/27/2008 UTC) at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA

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Journal Entry 3 by wingSqueakyChuwing from Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, April 27, 2008
I thought I wouldn't bring home any books for me from the International Day of the Book festival in Kensington, Maryland, but I did. This book came home with me! :)

ETA: I did not read this book but am going to read People of the Book by the same author.

Journal Entry 4 by wingSqueakyChuwing at Alexandria, Virginia USA on Saturday, December 5, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (12/6/2009 UTC) at Alexandria, Virginia USA

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This book is being released at the BC in DC annual holiday party at the home of authorauthor.

Journal Entry 5 by wingMelydiawing from Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, December 6, 2009
Got this at the BC in DC holiday party in Alexandria, Virginia, this afternoon. It's been on my wishlist forever - thanks so much! Looking forward to reading it.

Journal Entry 6 by wingMelydiawing at -- Geocaches, Virginia USA on Sunday, July 18, 2010
The plague strikes in a tiny village, and its inhabitants decide to quarantine themselves in order to prevent spreading the infection. Anna, a mere housemaid to the rector, becomes an unlikely hero through this tragedy. As time wears on and more people die, the villagers become desperate, turning to superstition and even violence. The story covers the entire event, from the delivery of the infected bolt of cloth to the reopening of the village all the way to Anna's life afterward. When I think of the plague I usually think Middle Ages; this took place in 1666, well after the first colonies in America were founded. Even so, medicine was still quite primitive, consisting of barber-surgeons with their leeches and wise women with their herbs. Perhaps most fascinating is the afterword, where the author reveals that her story was based on the real village of Eyam who made a similar decision to cut themselves off from the rest of the world. In addition to the history, there is a lot of discussion of faith in the face of adversity, the role of women in society, and the nature of disease as it was known at the time. There's quite a lot of story packed into this slim volume. Definitely recommended.

Journal Entry 7 by wingMelydiawing at -- Geocaches, Virginia USA on Sunday, August 1, 2010
Giving this to KateKintail to take to the Boston UnConvention.

Journal Entry 8 by wingKateKintailwing at Boston, Massachusetts USA on Thursday, August 12, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (8/13/2010 UTC) at Boston, Massachusetts USA

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Taking this to the UnConvention in Boston to leave on the Book Buffet. I hope it finds a welcoming, new home!

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