Geraldine Brooks

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1) People of the book

Author

Brooks, Geraldine

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2008

2) Caleb's crossing: a novel

Author

Brooks, Geraldine

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2011

3) The secret chord

Author

Brooks, Geraldine

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2015

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Traces the arc of King David's journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.

4) Horse

Author

Brooks, Geraldine

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

[2022]

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Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List 2024

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"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...

5) Boyer Lectures 2011

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Brooks, Geraldine

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A compelling Boyer Lecture from Australian literary sensation Geraldine Brooks. For the Boyer Lecture 2011, bestselling author and journalist Geraldine Brooks tackles the topic of the Idea of Home. Drawing on her personal experience from being an adolescent pen pal to being a foreign correspondent in some of the world's most dangerous countries to being a writer of several award winning books including the Pulitzer Prize winner, March, Brooks reflects...