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Year of Wonders is a historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks about a young housemaid, Anna Frith, in the small English village of Eyam in 1666, as it quarantines itself to stop the spread of the bubonic plague. The story is based on the real historical event of the Eyam plague, where villagers chose to isolate themselves to protect nearby communities. The novel follows Anna as she witnesses the breakdown of her community and her own personal struggles, exploring themes of faith, resilience, and the extremes of human nature during the catastrophe
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