Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
- ISBN-10
- 184115458X
- ISBN-13
- 9781841154589
- Series
- Year of Wonders
- Category
- Epidemics
- Pages
- 18
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Author
- Geraldine Brooks
Description
Set in a village in remote England which is confronted by plague - Anna Frith is a housemaid who discovers powers of healing.
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