March: A Novel

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize--a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of The Secret Chord.

From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With "pitch-perfect writing" (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, March secures Geraldine Brooks's place as a renowned author of historical fiction.
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EmmBee
Oct 20, 2023
8/10 stars
Geraldine Brooks' historical fiction style is really growing on me. She has single-handedly in this novel drawn me to the American Civil War - an event I wouldn't normally be interested in. I was engaged with this book and with the central conflicted character of March - the father of his little women and husband of Marmie.

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