“Year of Wonders is a vividly imagined and strangely consoling tale of hope in a time of despair.” — O, The Oprah Magazine A very bold comparison of the madness from the virus with the man’s reaction to erectile dysfunction, the search for an effective pill … —People 308 pages. Adaptation of the best selling novel by Geraldine Brooks set in the legendary plague village of Eyam, Derbyshire in rural England in 1666. The story is told through the eyes Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague is a fictional portrayal of actual events that occurred in the small English village of Eyam in 1666. When a plague strikes the village, residents make the extraordinary choice, led by a young priest, to quarantine themselves to prevent further spread of the disease. —O, The Oprah Magazine "Brooks proves a gifted storyteller as she subtly reveals how ignorance, hatred and mistrust can be as deadly as any virus. . Brooks takes as her inspiration the town of Eyam, a real-life village in England's Derbyshire countryside. “Year of Wonders is a tale of fragile hope pitted against overwhelming disaster,” writes Alfred Hickling in his review for the Guardian. . By Geraldine Brooks. . Year of Wonders is set in the small English village of Eyam in 1665, as the town struggles through a deadly outbreak of the bubonic plague. Year of Wonders is itself a wonder." In Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brooks eerily captures every aspect of life during the plague the gruesomely painful death, the speed with which the disease spread and the superstitions surrounding it, which rivaled the plague itself for horror. Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague is a fictional portrayal of actual events that occurred in the small English village of Eyam in 1666. YEAR OF WONDERS. The plague has come to a … . When a plague strikes the village, residents make the extraordinary choice, led by a young priest, to quarantine themselves to prevent further spread of the disease. ISBN-13: 9780142001431 Summary When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. . "Year of Wonders is a vividly imagined and strangely consoling tale of hope in a time of despair." New York: Penguin Books, 2002 ISBN # 0-14-200143-0 . This novel is based on the true story of the village of Eyam, which isolated itself after becoming infected with the bubonic plague in 1666. Year of Wonders is a testament to that very notion.”– The Washington Post An unforgettable tale, set in 17th century England, of a village that quarantines itself to arrest the spread of the plague, from the author The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize Comments by Bob Corbett June 2005. Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague was written by author and journalist Geraldine Brooks.It was published in 2011 and was chosen as both a New York Times and a Washington Post Notable Book. About Year of Wonders “Plague stories remind us that we cannot manage without community . The Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague Geraldine Brooks, 2002 Knopf Doubleday 308 pp.