I read Year of Wonders by Brooks and really enjoyed it. Here's the description from her website:
This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the “Plague Village,” tucked in the rugged mountain spine of England. In 1666, when an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to the isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna’s eyes the reader follows the story of the plague year, as her fellow villagers make an extraordinary choice: convinced by a visionary young minister they elect to quarantine themselves within the village boundaries to arrest the spread of the disease. As the death toll rises and people turn from prayers and herbal cures to sorcery and murderous witch-hunting, Anna must confront the deaths of family, the disintegration of her community, and the lure of illicit love.
Pat McKeon - Aug 19, 2009 5:23 PM
Thanks for sharing!!
Karen Olson - Aug 30, 2009 1:05 PM
I read "March" by Brooks while on vacation last week. It's the parallel story of the father from "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. It chronicles his Civil War experiences as a Union chaplain. It also fills in his history and how he met and married his wife. It's a much darker version of events than "Little Women," but I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to anyone who read "Little Women" and would like to expand the story.
I read Year of Wonders by Brooks and really enjoyed it. Here's the description from her website:
This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the “Plague Village,” tucked in the rugged mountain spine of England. In 1666, when an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to the isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna’s eyes the reader follows the story of the plague year, as her fellow villagers make an extraordinary choice: convinced by a visionary young minister they elect to quarantine themselves within the village boundaries to arrest the spread of the disease. As the death toll rises and people turn from prayers and herbal cures to sorcery and murderous witch-hunting, Anna must confront the deaths of family, the disintegration of her community, and the lure of illicit love.
Thanks for sharing!!
I read "March" by Brooks while on vacation last week. It's the parallel story of the father from "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. It chronicles his Civil War experiences as a Union chaplain. It also fills in his history and how he met and married his wife. It's a much darker version of events than "Little Women," but I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to anyone who read "Little Women" and would like to expand the story.