Geraldine Brooks: "People of the Book" (Viking)

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Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 11:06 a.m.

Geraldine Brooks presents her latest novel about the journey of an ancient Hebrew text and the people who risked their lives to protect it during centuries of wars, inquisitions, and family tragedies.

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Geraldine Brooks

author of the 2006 Pulitzer-Prise winning "March," "Year of Wonders," "Nine Parts of Desire," and "Foreign Correspondence."

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