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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
reviewed on
Helpful Score: 17


A beautifully written story of a young woman surviving through a year when the plague killed most of her friends and family.
It's based on a true story - the author read of a small village in England where the people decided to quarantine themselves to avoid spreding the disease to neighboring towns and villages. She built the character and other details around this framework.
I couldn't stop reading until I had fnished the book!