A bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Bethia Mayfield is a restless and curious young woman growing up in Martha's Vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's father is a Calvinist minister who seeks to convert the native Wampanoag, and Caleb becomes a prize in the contest between old ways and new, eventually becoming the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. Inspired by a true story and narrated by the irresistible Bethia, Caleb's Crossing brilliantly captures the triumphs and turmoil of two brave, openhearted spirits who risk everything in a search for knowledge at a time of superstition and ignorance.
Sobre o autor(a)
Brooks, Geraldine
Geraldine Brooks nasceu na Austrália. É formada em jornalismo pela Universidade de Sidney, com mestrado por Columbia. Em 2005 venceu o Prêmio Pulitzer de ficção. Atualmente, vive em Martha’sVineyard, nos Estados Unidos. Dela, a Globo Livros publicou "As memórias do livro" e "O acorde secreto". |