Geraldine Brooks
Goodreads Author
Born
in Sydney, Australia
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November 2012
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Year of Wonders
5 editions
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published
2001
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Horse
6 editions
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published
2022
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People of the Book
132 editions
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published
2008
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March
64 editions
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published
2005
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Caleb's Crossing
56 editions
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published
2011
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The Secret Chord
34 editions
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published
2015
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
58 editions
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published
1994
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Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over
18 editions
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published
1997
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The Best American Short Stories 2011
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6 editions
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published
2011
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The Best American Sampler 2011
2 editions
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published
2011
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“A book is more than the sum of its materials. It is an artifact of the human mind and hand.”
― People of the Book
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“Writing a book is a bit like surfing," he said. "Most of the time you're waiting. And it's quite pleasant, sitting in the water waiting. But you are expecting that the result of a storm over the horizon, in another time zone, usually, days old, will radiate out in the form of waves. And eventually, when they show up, you turn around and ride that energy to the shore. It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace. As a writer, you roll up to the desk every day, and then you sit there, waiting, in the hope that something will come over the horizon. And then you turn around and ride it, in the form of a story.”
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