“David was at his best in group settings, soldier enough to join in the raucous jests, king enough to make it matter that he remembered some moments of bravery or sacrifice, and praised each man accordingly.”

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.