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“…'a masterly reworking of what fiction and history have afforded Brooks' vibrant and questing imagination' -- THE AGE on MARCH 'A single shard of historical fact, a well-worn artefact ...can send her off to the archives to coax fiction from the seams of history in ways that seem almost miraculous to fans and critics alike.' -- NEW ZEALAND HERALD Australian-born Geraldine Brooks is an author and journalist who grew up in Sydney's western suburbs. …”