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A Year of Wonders

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A Year of Wonders
14.99 €
The fateful year is 1665, the Great Plague of London is sweeping across the country. Along with an infected bale of cloth, it enters a remote village. As the disease moves from house to house, the villagers can only pray. Only a few are able to resist, among them Anna Frith, a servant girl. Unaffected by the disease, she becomes a healer. Meanwhile, the villagers turn from prayers to witch hunts. Together with the wife of the local priest, Anna fights not only the plague, but also the madness spreading among the villagers. Thanks to the dedication of the two women, a year of disaster turns into a year of miracles. The novel is inspired by real events that took place in the village of Eam in the rugged hills of England. In a surprising way, this story of an epidemic in a time when medicine was in its infancy resonates with our time, when compassion and empathy are especially important. Geraldine Brooks tells how the resilience and compassion of some help others to overcome superstitions, fears, and bad impulses.
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