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Book Review of Year of Wonders

Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders
Author: Geraldine Brooks
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Year of Wonders is from Spring 1665 until the following spring of 1666 in a small English village that quarantines itself from the world when bubonic plague outbreaks. The story shows the goodness, the evil and the emotional instability of the villagers as they lose their friends, neighbors and loved ones to the plague. Specifically, the story is about Anna and how she survives the death of her two young sons, the death of her best friend, the wickedness of her father, and the betrayal of her religion. Anna is a wonder, and the book is a gem!