However, it’s here in Aspen she feels most recently humbled. Aspen High School has such a vibrant journalism program.”īrooks is also a former journalist for The Wall Street Journal who covered crises in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. Moreover, we had a wide-ranging talk about my history in journalism. Some had read my entire book and others were assigned chapters and they submitted questions. “The kids are incredibly well prepared and engaged. She has fallen in love with Aspen, she said, and has enjoyed other Aspen attractions besides the slopes.

We are used to the icy East Coast,” she joked. “My boys are mad downhill skiers, and these are perfect conditions. Brooks is also the author of three nonfiction works: “Nine Parts of Desire,” “Foreign Correspondence,” and “The Idea of Home.”Īrriving last Wednesday, with her two sons, ages 26 and 20, in tow, Australian-born and now East Coast dweller Brooks said she is thrilled with Aspen’s winter offerings. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2006 for “March,” which examines Little Women from a different point of view.īrooks’ other novels include “Caleb’s Crossing” and “People of the Book,” both New York Times bestsellers. It is now in development to become a film. “Horse” has sold over 400,000 copies so far in the United States since its 2022 release.īrooks began “Horse” in 2016 after she finished “The Secret Chord,” based on the life of King David, and published to critical acclaim in October 2015.īrooks’ first novel, “Year of Wonders,” was an international bestseller and was translated into more than 25 languages. They were the best trainers and jockeys, and cared for the horses and wellbeing,” Brooks said. “Success of thoroughbreds was a huge business in they 19th century, and it was built on plundered labor of enslaved black people and their expertise with the horses.

There’s also the dark history of racial exploitation. The cover jacket of “Horse,” by Geraldine Brooks.

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