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 most supple and insightful novelists' New York Times

'Fascinating ... Brooks has dressed the bare facts in moving and imaginative storytelling' Kate Saunders, The Times

'A tantalising portrait of a brief moment when two cultures might have come together in harmony' Paul Dunn, The Times

'This sombre, thoughtful historical novel has been imaginatively woven from a scrap of historical fact...drawn with a quiet, impressive intensity' Metro