×


 x 

Shopping cart
Geraldine Brooks - Caleb’s Crossing - 9780007333547 - KAC0002213
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Caleb’s Crossing

€ 4.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Caleb’s Crossing Paperback. The new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks, author of the Richard and Judy bestseller 'March', Sunday Times bestseller 'Year of Wonders' and 'People of the Book'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308. Clean copy with minor shelf wear

The new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks, author of the Richard and Judy bestseller ‘March’, Sunday Times bestseller ‘Year of Wonders’ and ‘People of the Book’.

Martha’s Vineyard, 1650s: Bethia Mayfield is a young girl growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor, amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless, bright and curious, but denied the education that her brothers receive, she slips away as often as she can to explore the island’s wild landscapes and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At the age of twelve, ... Read more

Meanwhile, Bethia’s minister father is trying to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribe’s shaman against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. And when he takes it upon himself to educate Caleb, it will further divide the communities – within a year the boy is learning Latin and Greek, and leaves the island to study at Harvard. As Caleb makes the crossing into white culture, Bethia finds herself pulled in the opposite direction. Trapped by the narrow strictures of her faith and her gender, she seeks connections with Caleb’s world that will challenge her beliefs and set her at odds with her community…

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007333547
SKU
KAC0002213
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks is the author of three novels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning March and the international bestsellers People of the Book and Year of Wonders. She has also written the acclaimed non fiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her husband, Tony Horwitz, and their two sons.

Reviews for Caleb’s Crossing
‘Plunge into the past with Caleb’s Crossing… This novel gives eloquent voice to a little-known story’ Erica Wagner, The Times, Books of the Year ‘Caleb’s Crossing could not be more enlightening and involving. Beautifully written from beginning to end, it confirms Geraldine Brooks’s reputation as one of our ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Caleb’s Crossing


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!