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Pulitzer Prize-winner invents a history in ‘People of the Book’

by Jessica Yadegaran [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[21.Feb.08] :. Geraldine Brooks wasn’t born Jewish, but by age 14, she was obsessed with the religion, its people and plight. In fact, it was during the Six-Day War in 1967 that Brooks, who would go on to...

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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

by Diane Leach

[22.Jan.08] :. Brooks’ use of this damaged child is unrealistic, ultimately, and adds nothing to the text, unless you needed a reminder that war is bad for children and other living things.

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Wondrous Jewish icon inspired Geraldine Brooks

by Connie Ogle [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Jan.08] :. MIAMI—Novelist Geraldine Brooks cannot forget her first glimpse of the “Sarajevo Haggadah.” The book—a 14th century, illustrated Hebrew manuscript that miraculously...

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March by Geraldine Brooks

by David Pullar

[19.May.06] :. March's lessons can be taken on board by any liberal concerned by conservatives gaining ground in the 'culture wars'.

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