This is Geraldine Brooks. Pulitzer Prize Winner. I made her laugh during the Q and A. I am on a webcast somewhere doing that. She is adorable and really smart. I have a girlcrush on her. You must read her book.
See what the NYT has to say.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/books/review/Fugard-t.html?ref=books