Standalone novel · 2001
Year of Wonders
In 1666, plague arrives in a small village in Derbyshire in a bolt of cloth from London, and the villagers take the extraordinary decision to seal themselves off from the world. Anna Frith, a young widowed housemaid, tells the story of that year.
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Book facts
- Author
- Geraldine Brooks
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in Eyam
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Year of Wonders
1 recurring or key character from Geraldine Brooks’s chart. Introduces Anna Frith.
Lead 1
- Anna FrithFirst appearanceHousemaid in the plague village of Eyam