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About Geraldine Brooks
Australian-American journalist and novelist
Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-American journalist and novelist, known for her fiction and reporting. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 2005 novel March. Brooks has written both journalism and novels, and March brought her major recognition. Her work is associated with literary fiction and with the eye for detail that comes from a background in reporting.
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- “I was a pretty delicate kid. Anything that was going around I'd get it and I'd generally get it much worse th…”Geraldine Brooks
- “And when I'd be reporting in Israel, Palestinians would say, the Jews they're not like us, and the Jews would…”Geraldine Brooks
- “The structure of 'March' was laid down for me before the first line was written, because my character has to…”Geraldine Brooks
- “Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.”Geraldine Brooks
Optimism: more sayings
- “Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.”Roy T. Bennett
- “It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the fu…”Roy T. Bennett
- “Young people have a right to optimism, and rightly so; human beings have grown and developed and accomplished…”Jesmyn Ward
More Inspiration quotes
- “We stitch together quilts of meaning to keep us warm and safe, with whatever patches of beauty and utility we…”Anne Lamott
- “Those with calling also find wealth, so jump and start swimming towards your true self.”Ryan Lilly
- “Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves t…”Scott Hayden
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Books by Geraldine Brooks
People of the book
2009
Year of Wonders
2001
Caleb's crossing
2011
March
2005
The Secret Chord
2015