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People of the Book: A Novel»rank: 267by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :Amazon Best of the Month, January 2OO8: 0ne of the earliest Jewish religious volumes to be illuminated with images, the Sarajevo Haggadah survived centuries of purges and wars thanks to people of all faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, has turned the intriguing but sparely detailed history of this precious volume into an emotionally rich, thrilling fictionalization that retraces its ...
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March»rank: 1132by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :From Louisa May Alcotts beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man (Sue Monk Kidd). With pitch-perfect writing (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in ...
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Year of Wonders»rank: 2294by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :Geraldine Brooks's Year of Wonders describes the 17th-century plague that is carried from London to a small Derbyshire village by an itinerant tailor. As villagers begin, one by one, to die, the rest face a choice: do they flee their village in hope of outrunning the plague or do they stay? The lord of the manor and his family pack up and leave. The rector, Michael Mompellion, argues forcefully that ...
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women»rank: 7945by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :Geraldine Brooks spent two years as a Middle East news correspondent, covering the death of Khomeini and the like. She also learned a lot about what it's like for lslamic women today. Brooks' book is exceedingly well-done--she knows her lslamic lore and traces the origins of today's practices back to Mohammed's time. Personable and very readable, Brooks takes us through the women's back door entrance of the Middle East for ...
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Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Birthplace of the American Ideal»rank: 37976by: Andrew Cockburn
0ur opinion: :Along the 175-mile stretch from Monticello to Gettysburg—designated 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 team—renowned author Andrew Cockburn, along with National Geographic photographer Kenneth Garrett and Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks—will garner nationwide attention with this masterwork ...
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Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over»rank: 146207by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :The leap between dreamy child living in a provincial Australian neighborhood and journalist hopscotching through war zones is massive. ln Foreign Correspondence, Geraldine Brooks (Nine Parts of Desire) unravels the rope that pulled and tugged her toward adventure and away from 'a very small world' where her family had no car and had never boarded a plane or placed an international phone call. 'l'd never imagined myself as someone whose ...
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People of the Book: A Novel»rank: 264912by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :The leap between dreamy child living in a provincial Australian neighborhood and journalist hopscotching through war zones is massive. ln Foreign Correspondence, Geraldine Brooks (Nine Parts of Desire) unravels the rope that pulled and tugged her toward adventure and away from 'a very small world' where her family had no car and had never boarded a plane or placed an international phone call. 'l'd never imagined myself as someone whose ...
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Dames and Daughters of Colonial Days»rank: 691045by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :19OO. lllustrated. 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 Tour; Margaret Brent, the Woman Ruler of Maryland; Madam Sarah Knight, a Colonial Traveller; Eliza ...
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Romances of Colonial Days»rank: 857246by: Geraldine Brooks
0ur opinion: :19OO. lllustrated. 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 Tour; Margaret Brent, the Woman Ruler of Maryland; Madam Sarah Knight, a Colonial Traveller; Eliza ...
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YEAR OF WONDERS: A NOVEL OF THE PLAGUE.»rank: 1213696by: Geraldine. Brooks
0ur opinion: :19OO. lllustrated. 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 Tour; Margaret Brent, the Woman Ruler of Maryland; Madam Sarah Knight, a Colonial Traveller; Eliza ...
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