Geraldine Brooks is an author and journalist. She worked for the Wall Street Journal, covering the crises in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. In 2006 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her novel March. Her novels Caleb’s Crossing and People of the Book were both New York Times bestsellers. Year of Wonders and People of the Book are international bestsellers, translated into more than 25 languages. In 2016 she was appointed Officer in the Order of Australia for her services to literature. Australian-born, Brooks now lives in Massachusetts with her husband, and their two sons.
Geraldine Brooks is an author and journalist. She worked for the Wall Street Journal, covering the crises in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. In 2006 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her novel March. Her novels Caleb’s Crossing and People of the Book were both New York Times bestsellers. Year of Wonders and People of the Book are international bestsellers, translated into more than 25 languages. In 2016 she was appointed Officer in the Order of Australia for her services to literature. Australian-born, Brooks now lives in Massachusetts with her husband, and their two sons.
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