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The first edition of the novel was published inand was written by geraldine brooks. Apr 30, 2002 buy the paperback book year of wonders. Year of wonders is also an eloquent memorial to the reallife derbyshire villagers who chose to suffer alone during englands last great plague. Jul 27, 2020 year of wonders by geraldine brooks, 2002, penguin books edition, in english. Brooks takes as her inspiration the town of eyam, a reallife village in englands derbyshire countryside. Jul 14, 2001 year of wonders geraldine brooks 308pp, fourth estate. The plague has come to a small english inland village in 1666. Year of wonders by geraldine brooks penguin random house. Year of wonders audiobook by geraldine brooks 9781101223161. But come it did, wreaking its havoc for a full year and. From annus mirabilis, the year of wonders, 1666 by john dryden about the author geraldine rooks is one of australias greatest authors. Listen to year of wonders a novel of the plague by geraldine brooks available from rakuten kobo. Make the most of your amazon business account with exclusive tools and.
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