Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Marina leaves the snowy plains

Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness

what forces we obey

Then he helps us understand how the nations of the world

He practises by the mill

experiencing strange and violent encounters on the way

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Marina leaves the snowy plainsSpring 1666: when the Great Plague reaches the quiet Derbyshire village of Eyam, the villagers make an extraordinary decision. They elect to isolate themselves in a fateful quarantine. So begins the Year of Wonders, seen through eighteen year old Anna Friths eyes as she confronts the loss of her family, the disintegration of her community, and the lure of a dangerous and illicit love. Based on a true story, this novel explores love and learning, fear