Geraldine brooks

Geraldine Brooks’ new novel, “The Secret Chord,” is based on the life of the Biblical David, a charismatic leader who used terrible violence to consolidate his power. Brooks appears Thursday, Jan. 28, at McCaw Hall; sponsored by Seattle Arts & Lectures.

People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks) | New and Used Books from Thrift Books

Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure.

Memorial Days: A Memoir - Kindle edition by Brooks, Geraldine. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Memorial Days: A Memoir.

Geraldine Brooks in "The Architects Of Fear" 1963

“I've always played tragedy and my disposition isn't like that. I'm sort of sunny, I think” (Geraldine Brooks).

Rightly revered in Australia for wide-ranging fiction and reportage, Brooks has never written a bad book – and more people should know her. Here are five titles everyone should pick up

Geraldine Brooks, American Actress

2:00 a.m. Eastern -- The Fugitive "Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometme" David Janssen, Jack Klugman, Geraldine Brooks, Michael Constantine, Barry Atwater Kimble has gotten a job as a truck dispatcher for a small Colorado firm run by "Gus", (Jack Klugman), a touchy business owner with con...