Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Paperback Book

Description: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. In the spring of 1666, a bolt of infected cloth carries the plague from London to the quiet village of Eyam. The villagers elect to isolate themselves in a fateful quarantine, seen through the eyes of eighteen-year-old Anna Frith. As death and superstition creep from household to household, she must confront loss and the lure of illicit love in an extraordinary Year of Wonders.This timeless and powerful novel, based on a true story, was the astonishing debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March. Author Biography Geraldine Brooks is the author of three novels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning March and the international bestsellers People of the Book and Year of Wonders. She has also written the acclaimed non fiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Marthas Vineyard with her husband, Tony Horwitz, and their two sons. Review Beautifully written…it has a vivid imaginative truth Hilary MantelYear of Wonders is a staggering fictional debut that matches journalistic accumulation of detail to natural narrative flair GuardianA lyrically written and emotionally engaging novel IndependentGripping…packed with historical detail Daily Mail Promotional A haunting historical literary fiction novel of human resilience in 17th century England Review Quote Beautifully written...it has a vivid imaginative truth Hilary Mantel Year of Wonders is a staggering fictional debut that matches journalistic accumulation of detail to natural narrative flair Guardian A lyrically written and emotionally engaging novel Independent Gripping...packed with historical detail Daily Mail Feature * A heartbreaking historical novel based on the true story of the Great Plague and the tiny Derbyshire village of Eyam * A major literary fiction debut Competition: Wolf Hall;Bring Up the BodiesThe Mirror and the Light;Hamnet;Klara and the Sun;Station Eleven;Station 11;The Midnight Library;Toni Morrison;Fingersmith;Alias Grace. Hilary Mantel;Maggie OFarrell;Kazuo Ishiguro;Emily St John Mandel;Matt Haig;Beloved;Sarah Waters;Margaret Atwood Details ISBN0008485186 Author Geraldine Brooks Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Format Paperback Pages 320 Series Collins Modern Classics Year 2021 ISBN-10 0008485186 ISBN-13 9780008485184 Publication Date 2021-05-13 UK Release Date 2021-05-13 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-09-16 NZ Release Date 2021-09-16 Alternative 9781841154589 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136968362;

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