Year of Wonders

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RosaLuxembourg · 02/07/2007 14:02

Anyone read this. I picked it up at the weekend and couldn't put it down. It is about Eyam, a village in Derbyshire that isolated itself in 1666 to stop plague spreading round the area. Year of Wonders

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ChippyMinton · 02/07/2007 14:13

Yes, my book group did it last month. One of the members had coincidently been to the village and brought postcards showing the cottages, the boundary stone, the gravestone. I would like to visit.

spykid · 02/07/2007 17:03

i read it and loved it a couple of years ago

have also read march by same author.

vv good

AlbusPercivalWulfricBrianSun · 04/07/2007 12:28

Have got this to read as Eyam is near my dad's house and is an absolutely fascinating place to visit. Definitely worth a trip. There's a grave yard where an entire family are buried, up a hill, and the story goes that the mother had to carry each body up there as they died. It's very sad.

lucylala · 04/07/2007 22:07

Agree - this is a fantastic book!! I read it and then went to visit Eyam and it's amazing, the actual cottages are still there and there's an excellent museum. very moving

donnie · 11/08/2007 22:13

yes I read this just recently. I thought it was excellent - very well researched and also completely captivating.

Marina · 11/08/2007 22:17

Eyam is a beautiful and deeply moving place. Its story helps you feel a real connection with people who lived 330 plus years ago.
Hadn't heard about this book, sounds well worth a read.

donnie · 11/08/2007 22:20

you MUST read it Marina - it is your duty and your pleasure, trust me....! seriously it is beautifully written and offers so much insight into 17th century life. I really liked it.

snugglynuggly · 17/08/2007 21:21

i absolutely loved year of wonders read it a few years ago and would highly reccomend it - found march by the same author a bit tedious though

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