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... in for a copy from my local library for this title and can now happily cancel it. My generous SS also sent me a copy of Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks - I really enjoy her writing - two very welcome additions. Thank you Valerie for the lovely gifts. I second TG's thanks ...

#23 grelobe, that looks great - I've just finished Foreign Correspondence and enjoyed it.

... Baghdad Without a Map and other misadventures by Tony Horwitz who happens to be Geraldine Brooks ‘ s husband.(Foreign Correspondence; People of Book;Nine Parts of Desire ect. He wrote the book in 1991 and tell about his experiences in that area like a traveller, in a witty and ...

... Woodward. I promises to be an entertaining read. cmt & Stasia, As soon as I read People of the Book I'll have to find Foreign Correspondence. It sounds like one I would like. tymfos, I'll be looking for your review of that one. I'm interested in autism and will want to find it if you ...

#64: Foreign Correspondence was the first book of Brooks' that I ever read, so it holds a special place in my heart. Glad to see that you enjoyed it.

Last week I read Geraldine Brooks' Foreign Correspondence, her memoirs about growing up in Australia in the 1960s. I enjoyed it - and am so happy I was born later. She had penpals as her way of seeing the world beyond Australia, and years later she tracks them down. Very sad in places. Now ...

I'm nearly finished Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks and am enjoying it. Her description of middle-class life in Australia in the 1960s reminds me of Jill Ker Conway's books and make me so happy that I was born a couple of decades after her (and across the ditch - not that there was ...

I'm nearly finished Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks. I really enjoyed her description of life growing up in Australia in the 1960s, although the scorn of her classsmates and teacher when she declared her intention to become a scientist nearly had me in tears. It's a much sadder book ...

Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks who was born and raised in Australia. After moving to the U.S.A. she worked for eleven years on the Wall Street Journal, covering stories from some of the world’s most troubled areas, including Bosnia, Somalia and the Middle East. “Foreign Corres ...

#59: Foreign Correspondence was the first Geraldine Brooks book I ever read. I actually discovered it through reading one of her husband Tony Horwitz' books. He is a favorite author of mine.

... of cockroaches after I read about that rumored/urban legend punishment for women who wore capri pants. Book 24 is Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over by Geraldine Brooks. This was another memoir-type story. Geraldine Brooks, another reporter, ...

#32/33: arubabookwoman/alcottacre, Foreign Correspondence sounds interesting! I didn't realize she'd written anything nonfiction other than Nine Parts of Desire, about Muslim women. I've just moved to Australia and I'd love to know what it's like to grow up here. Everyone's so different! #34: ...

... March, but I have not read anything by Brooks yet that I have not liked, including the first book of hers I ever read, Foreign Correspondence, which abw mentioned. I actually discovered Brooks while reading one of her husband, Tony Horwitz's, books, and since then, have read both of their ...

Many years ago I read her first book Foreign Correspondence, which is her nonfiction account of growing up in Australia, having penpals all around the world, and then tracking them down when she was an adult. It was a pretty good read.

... ordinary people with a heightened sense of awarness in themselves and the world around them. So here go my two cents Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks who was born and raised in Australia. After moving to the U.S.A. she worked for eleven years on the Wall Street Journal, ...

... because through him, I started reading his wife's work, although the first one I read by her was not fiction - it was Foreign Correspondence. I have since read several of her fiction works, which I have thoroughly enjoyed - People of the Book made my list of memorable reads for last ...

I read Year of Wonders last year and enjoyed it. People of the Book is on my WishList. But now.... Foreign Correspondence and Nine Parts of Desire sound intriguing. I will have to bump some of these up on the list.

#30 Aruba: The first book I ever read by Geraldine Brooks was Foreign Correspondence and the only reason I found it was because I was reading books by her husband Tony Horwitz and he happened to mention her. I agree, it is a very good read.

... moved over here now! September 47. The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason 4 46. Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks 3 1/2 45. The Glass Room by Simon Mawer 4 1/2 44. Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther 4 August 43. The Dark Room by R ...

After having read Foreign Correspondence and People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks I'll try also Year of Wonders from AMQS's library