Print
Word
PDF
|
This section contains 1,140 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
Year of Wonders Summary & Study Guide Description
Year of Wonders Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.
Year of Wonders Plot Summary
Preview of Year of Wonders Summary:
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. The story is told through the eyes of a young maid, Anna Frith, as she witnesses the disintegration of her small community as death takes its toll on every family, including her own.
Before the plague starts, Anna is a young widow with two small boys. Her husband, Sam, had died in a mining accident. Anna works as a maid at the rectory and occasionally at the local estate, Bradford Hall. The plague begins when she takes in a lodger, who has cloth imported from London for his tailoring. He dies soon after the bolts of cloth arrive,...
(read more)
|
This section contains 1,140 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
