Gillian Bradshaw

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born

May 14, 1956 in Arlington, Virginia, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.gbradshaw.net/

genre

Historical Fiction, Children's Books

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Born in Arlington, Virgina, Gillian Bradshaw grew up in Washington, Santiago, Chile and Michigan. She is a Classics graduate from Newnham College, Cambridge, and published her first novel, Hawk of May, just before her final term. A highly acclaimed historical novelist, Gillian Bradshaw has won the Hopwood Award for Fiction, among other prizes. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and their four children.

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The Netherlands

I've just returned from a weekend in the Netherlands. Every time I visit that fortunate country, I'm struck afresh by what a nice place it is.
The first time I visited was in March 1984. I had two very small children in tow, one in a pushchair and one in a babysling. I was amazed and delighted by the Dutch response: they liked small children. In restaurants, instead of frowning or saying 'we don... read more »

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Books by Gillian Bradshaw

Average rating: 3.90 · 3,050 ratings · 383 reviews · 33 distinct works

	Hawk of May 3.82 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 1980 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Beacon at Alexandria (The Hera Series) 4.31 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Sand-Reckoner 4.14 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Island of Ghosts 4.09 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Wolf Hunt 4.00 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Kingdom of Summer 3.86 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions	My rating:
	In Winter's Shadow 3.80 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Cleopatra's Heir 3.86 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Bearkeeper's Daughter 3.97 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Render Unto Caesar 3.68 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	My rating:

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Series by Gillian Bradshaw

Down the Long Wind (3 books)
by Gillian Bradshaw

3.83 avg rating — 943 ratings

English Civil War (2 books)
by Gillian Bradshaw

3.58 avg rating — 74 ratings

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Quotes by Gillian Bradshaw

“You are like Odysseus, who could go out onto the great sea, lose all his goods and his friends, come to the boundaries of death, and return still himself.”
― Gillian Bradshaw, The Beacon at Alexandria

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“the water of the lagoon was warm as blood, salt as tears, and astonishingly clear”
― Gillian Bradshaw

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