books by Geraldine Brooks
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Geraldine Brooks
Year of Wonders
Geraldine Brooks
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2002
Beware the Black Death!
"Year of Wonders" is a fantastic book by Geraldine Brooks that chronicles a severe outbreak of the Bubonic plague in an isolated English village during the year 1666. The story revolves around Anna Frith, a housemaid who loses her two young children to the plague and ...
People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.
, 2008
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, this is the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.
Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over
Geraldine Brooks
Anchor
, 1999
A quest to discover the world as well as discover herself
Australian born Geraldine Brooks spent many years as a foreign correspondent covering the Middle East. I loved her book, "Nine Parts of Desire" which was about Muslim women, and I have followed her life somewhat as she is often mentioned by her husband, Tony Horwitz, ...
March
Geraldine Brooks
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2006
Unanimous favorite
This book was a big hit with my book club. Well-developed, interesting characters and a good story. Good historical fiction by an accomplished writer.
Dames and Daughters of Colonial Days
Geraldine Brooks
Kessinger Publishing, LLC
, 2005
1900. Illustrated. These narrative sketches of certain dames and daughters of our colonial days are designed to illustrate the different types, epochs and sections that made up our early American history. Contents: Anne Hutchinson, of Boston, Founder of the First Woman's Club in America; Frances Mary Jacqueline La Tour, the Defender of Fort La ...
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Geraldine Brooks
Anchor
, 1995
Highly recommended
I read this book for the first time well before 9/11, and I think it could be a useful read for a lot of people exactly for that reason- it was not written with the hindsight of 9/11. A lot of other reviewers have described Brooks' standpoint, so I won't go there, but ...
People of the Book: A Novel
Geraldine Brooks
Viking Adult
, 2008
This book was...
simply wonderful. Beautifully written, brilliantly researched and compelling. Geraldine Brooks gets better with every novel. I highly recommend this.
Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Birthplace of the American Ideal
Andrew Cockburn
National Geographic
, 2008
Along the 175-mile stretch from Monticello to Gettysburgdesignated by Congress as the official "birthplace of America"intriguing details of our nation’s past emerge from every town and byway. This beautiful book spotlights key places and personalities on the route, revealing insiders’ stories of early America. The creative ...
Imazighen: The Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women
Margaret Courtney-Clarke
, Geraldine Brooks
Thames & Hudson Ltd
, 1996
Imazighen: Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women
This book presents an excellent survey of Berber crafts. That all of the drafts represented are done by women, is of special interest. The photos are beautiful, both of the women, and of their crafts. The text provides great insight into the history and meaning of ...
Romances of Colonial Days
Geraldine Brooks
Kessinger Publishing
, 2005
People of the Book: A Novel
Geraldine Brooks
Viking Adult
, 2008
Year Of Wonders - A Novel Of The Plague
Geraldine Brooks
Penguin Books
, 2002
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