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# Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague

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Review: Another exceptional read by Geraldine Brooks - I now have a new author I am in awe of. Geraldine Brooks handles historical fiction with skilled hands and compelling prose. Having first read her novel Horse, which I was unable to put down, and then March, which was such an incredible Civil War story from such an interesting perspective, I just finished Year of Wonder, a novel of the plague which had such spectacular character development and surprising insight into the human spirits’ ability to cope with extreme loss and tragedy, that I’m already to begin another of her books.
Review: A Gripping Dive into Faith, Fear, and the Brutal Realities of Plague-Ridden 17th-Century England - Inspired by the true story of the village of Eyam, Derbyshire, Year of Wonders is a historical fiction novel about an English village that decides to quarantine itself after a bolt of infected cloth from London begins spreading the bubonic plague among the villagers in 1666. As well as being an immersive tour through a specific period of history, Year of Wonders is also deeply concerned with matters of faith, superstition, and religion. The book is told through the eyes of Anna Frith, a housemaid who forms a deep friendship the village's minister and his wife. As the death toll mounts and the villagers turn to pagan superstition, Anna must reckon with the harsh reality that God has turned his back on their village. Alongside Shusako Endo's Silence, I think Year of Wonders might be one of the best novels about God's absence in the midst of extreme suffering. Year of Wonders really slaps you in the face with the reality that a lot of what we consider "blessings" and "things working out" is really a result of modern convenience. We really have nothing to compare to the horrors a real-life plague in the Middle Ages — Year of Wonders is an increasingly grim and unrelenting novel, and it doesn't shy away from the randomness of death, the horrors of childbirth, and a fascinatingly supernatural worldview. I appreciate author Geraldine Brooks handling of faith in Year of Wonders – a lot of historical fiction will simply give lip service to the "idea" and "customs" of faith, despite the fact that people in the past were way more religious and enmeshed in the liturgical calendar than modern society. Also, refreshingly, Year of Wonders isn't very interested in transposing 21st-century cultural norms into a 17th-century context — this is down and dirty history that doesn't pull any punches in depicting how hard life was (especially if you were a woman). This is my first novel by Geraldine Brooks, and she's an incredibly accomplished writer of historical fiction — accolades include a Pulitzer Prize in Literature — so the writing is top-notched and the research impeccable. In short, Year of Wonders is the best type of historical fiction — it transports you to a slice of history in such a way that it really drives home the truism that the "past is a foreign country."

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #21,564 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #161 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #904 in Literary Fiction (Books) #910 in Historical Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (12,852) |
| Dimensions  | 7.74 x 5.02 x 0.61 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0142001430 |
| Item Weight  | 8.8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | April 30, 2002 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Books |
| Reading age  | 18 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another exceptional read by Geraldine Brooks
*by S***A on April 23, 2025*

I now have a new author I am in awe of. Geraldine Brooks handles historical fiction with skilled hands and compelling prose. Having first read her novel Horse, which I was unable to put down, and then March, which was such an incredible Civil War story from such an interesting perspective, I just finished Year of Wonder, a novel of the plague which had such spectacular character development and surprising insight into the human spirits’ ability to cope with extreme loss and tragedy, that I’m already to begin another of her books.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Gripping Dive into Faith, Fear, and the Brutal Realities of Plague-Ridden 17th-Century England
*by J***L on July 5, 2024*

Inspired by the true story of the village of Eyam, Derbyshire, Year of Wonders is a historical fiction novel about an English village that decides to quarantine itself after a bolt of infected cloth from London begins spreading the bubonic plague among the villagers in 1666. As well as being an immersive tour through a specific period of history, Year of Wonders is also deeply concerned with matters of faith, superstition, and religion. The book is told through the eyes of Anna Frith, a housemaid who forms a deep friendship the village's minister and his wife. As the death toll mounts and the villagers turn to pagan superstition, Anna must reckon with the harsh reality that God has turned his back on their village. Alongside Shusako Endo's Silence, I think Year of Wonders might be one of the best novels about God's absence in the midst of extreme suffering. Year of Wonders really slaps you in the face with the reality that a lot of what we consider "blessings" and "things working out" is really a result of modern convenience. We really have nothing to compare to the horrors a real-life plague in the Middle Ages — Year of Wonders is an increasingly grim and unrelenting novel, and it doesn't shy away from the randomness of death, the horrors of childbirth, and a fascinatingly supernatural worldview. I appreciate author Geraldine Brooks handling of faith in Year of Wonders – a lot of historical fiction will simply give lip service to the "idea" and "customs" of faith, despite the fact that people in the past were way more religious and enmeshed in the liturgical calendar than modern society. Also, refreshingly, Year of Wonders isn't very interested in transposing 21st-century cultural norms into a 17th-century context — this is down and dirty history that doesn't pull any punches in depicting how hard life was (especially if you were a woman). This is my first novel by Geraldine Brooks, and she's an incredibly accomplished writer of historical fiction — accolades include a Pulitzer Prize in Literature — so the writing is top-notched and the research impeccable. In short, Year of Wonders is the best type of historical fiction — it transports you to a slice of history in such a way that it really drives home the truism that the "past is a foreign country."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent Read
*by J***F on August 16, 2024*

I have become a more recent devotee of the work of Geraldine Brooks, this being the second volume of hers which I have read. While as an historian I have never put much stock in the historical fiction genre, Ms. Brooks has turned my head on this subject. The work of Brooks is well researched and are written as in the grammar and tone of their ages. The characters are incredibly thought out and depicted and the story lines are both plausible and compelling. I look forward to reading my next work by Ms. Brooks and encourage anyone with a bent for historical works to give these books a try.

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