GERALDINE BROOKS

EDICIÓN DEL AÑO 2008 TAPA DURA. Sidney, 1996. En plena madrugada, Hanna Heath, una prestigiosa conservadora de manuscritos medievales, recibe una llamada: la Haggadah de Sarajevo, uno de los libros más excepcionales y misteriosos del mundo, ha reaparecido tras permanecer oculto varios años y las Naciones Unidas la reclaman para que co...

Sidney, 1996. En plena nit, Hanna Heath, una prestigiosa conservadora de manuscrits medievals, rep una trucada: lHaggadà de Sarajevo, un dels llibres més excepcionals i misteriosos del món, ha reaparegut després de romandre ocult durant anys i les Nacions Unides la reclament perquè en comprovi lestat. Quan Hanna procedeix a estudiar-lo, descob...

Geraldine Brooks spent two years as a Middle East news correspondent, covering the death of Khomeini and the like. She also learned a lot about what it's like for Islamic women today. Brooks' book is exceedingly well-done--she knows her Islamic lore and traces the origins of today's practices back to Mohammed's time. Geraldine Brooks pasó d...

From Louisa May Alcott 's beloved classic Little Women , Geraldine Brooks has animated thecharacter of the absent father, March, and crafted a story filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man (Sue Monk Kidd). With pitch-perfect writing (USA Today), Brooks follows March as...