The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

The New York Times bestseller - a vivid and original novel of King David, from the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of March and People of the Book

Geraldine Brooks is acclaimed for her ardent imaginative engagement with the blank spaces in history’s record. In her fifth novel, she reconsiders King David, a man who shimmers between history and legend and whose life arcs from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from brilliant poet, glorious musician, and glamorous young tyrant into an ailing and remorseful old age. Telling her story through the eyes of Nathan, the courtier who both counseled and castigated David, Brooks reinterprets both the better and the lesser-known episodes of David’s life, giving voice to those who loved and those who feared him, and bringing David magnificently alive in an unvarnished saga of ambition, power, desire, and family.

Geraldine Brooks is the author of four novels: Caleb’s Crossing, People of the Book, March (winner of the Pulitzer Prize) and Year of Wonders. She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her husband, the author Tony Horwitz, and their two sons.

Author Residence: Martha’s Vineyard, MA