Books by Geraldine Brooks
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review 1: I've only read the first 3 1/2 stories so far; however, "A Bridge Under Water" by Tom Bissell is one of the best short stories I've ever read and would be worth the price of the entire book. If, as the author said in the end note "a large part of the reason I wrote this story was...
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review 1: I really enjoy historical fiction and this one was very good. It is written from the perspective of Bethia Mayfield, living on Martha's Vineyard in the mid-1600's and chronicles her friendship with a native boy. We get a glimpse of the life of women, the tension between the Engli...
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review 1: I wanted/needed a little story refresher course. First of all, because I wanted to try my hand at writing them, but also because I've been reading so many longer works that I simply forgot the joy of experiencing a story that has such a finite timeline. I didn't connect with all ...