Year of Wonders

ISBN-13: 9781841154589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 336 str.

Geraldine Brooks

Opis

This is the story of a young woman's struggle to save her family and her soul during the year of 1666, when plague suddenly visits her small Derbyshire vilage and the villagers, inspired by a charismatic preacher, elect to quarantine themselves.

Recenzje

'One of the best novels I've ever clapped eyes on' Jenni Murray, Woman's Hour

'Geraldine Brooks's impressive novel goes well beyond chronicling the devastation of a plague-ridden village. It leaves us with the memory of vivid characters struggling in timeless human ways with the hardships confronting them - and the memory, too, of an elegant and engaging story.' Arthur Golden, author of 'Memoirs of a Geisha'

'Geraldine Brooks's 'Year of Wonders' is a wonder indeed. The novel gives the reader a remarkable glimpse into a 17th century horror, but does so with both compassion and exuberance. Read it for the inventiveness of the language alone - a genuine treat.' Anita Shreve, author of 'The Pilot's Wife' and 'The Last TIme They Met'

'More than a mountain of corpses, more than a sensual evocation of the Sapphic bond between two women, more than a pulse-quickening tale, 'Year of Wonders' is a staggering fictional debut.' Guardian

''Year of Wonders' carries absolute conviction as an evocation of place and mood. It has a vivid imaginative truth, and is beautifully written.' Hilary Mantel

O autorze

Geraldine Brooks was born and raised in Australia. After moving to the USA she worked for eleven years on The Wall Street Journal, where she covered crises in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. Her first novel, Year of Wonders, was an international bestseller and she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her second, March. She has written three further bestselling novels, Caleb's Crossing, People of the Book and The Secret Chord.