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A review by joypouros
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
dark
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
This follows a village in 1666 who chose to quarantine themselves when the plague came to their village. It was an unusual choice and still 2/3 of their population died of plague.
It follows one woman who worked for the priest who convinced the town to quarantine.
The town helps each other and turns on each other, murdering people they believe to be witches, stealing from the dying, selling false treatments, and more.
Without access to outside resources and with their skilled individuals dwindling, they must learn new skills like midwifery to survive.
It follows one woman who worked for the priest who convinced the town to quarantine.
The town helps each other and turns on each other, murdering people they believe to be witches, stealing from the dying, selling false treatments, and more.
Without access to outside resources and with their skilled individuals dwindling, they must learn new skills like midwifery to survive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic