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Geraldine Brooks


Australia (b.1955)

Geraldine Brooks was born and raised in Australia. After moving to the USA she worked for eleven years on the Wall Street Journal, covering stories from some of the world's most troubled areas, including Bosnia, Somalia and the Middle East. Her first novel, Year of Wonders, was set during the English plague year of 1666, and became an international bestseller. She lives with her husband and son in rural Virginia and is currently a fellow at Harvard University.
 

Awards: Pulitzer (2006)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical
 
New and upcoming books
February 2025

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Memorial Days
 
Novels
   Year of Wonders (2001)
   March (2005)
   People of the Book (2008)
   Caleb's Crossing (2011)
   The Secret Chord (2015)
   Horse (2022)
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Awards
2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction : March

Award nominations
2023 ALA Notable Books for Adults (nominee) : Horse
2006 Richard and Judy Award (nominee) : March


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Too Soon (2025)
Betty Shamieh
"Too Soon braids the lives of three passionate Palestinian women as they move through a turbulent century. From a sparkling harborside home in Jaffa in the forties, to the slums of Detroit in the sixties and the stages of contemporary New York theater, each generation must contend with patriarchy within her community and prejudice from outside it. A deft, honest novel that refuses to shun complexity as it explores the costs of love and motherhood."
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We Burn Daylight (2024)
Bret Anthony Johnston
"Symphonic and suspenseful, We Burn Daylight reimagines events at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. In an epic act of empathy, Bret Anthony Johnston inhabits every point of view, from doomed devotees to perplexed law enforcement, and even manages to infuse the tragedy with moments of poignant, very human, humor."
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The History of Sound (2024)
Ben Shattuck
"Exquisitely crafted, deeply imagined, exhilaratingly diverse, The History of Sound places Ben Shattuck firmly among the very finest of our storytellers."

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