The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 2001 to 2022

Geraldine Brooks

Literary and generalLiterary fiction

Geraldine Brooks, an Australian former war correspondent, writes historical novels built around real objects and people. March, about the absent father in Little Women, won the Pulitzer Prize; Year of Wonders is set in a plague village; Horse follows a famous racehorse.

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Geraldine Brooks books in order

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Novels

6 booksLiterary fiction
  1. 1Year of Wonders2001With Anna Frith · Set in EyamBuy on Amazon
  2. 2March2005With Mr March · Set in Concord and the Civil WarBuy on Amazon
  3. 3People of the Book2008With Hanna Heath · Set in SarajevoBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Caleb's Crossing2011With Bethia Mayfield · Set in Martha's VineyardBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Secret Chord2015With Natan · Set in JerusalemBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Horse2022With Jess and Theo · Set in Lexington, KentuckyBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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