![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. From Louisa May Alcott' s 'Little Women,' Brooks has taken the character of the absent father, March, and has added adult resonance to portray the moral complexity of war and a marriage tested by the demands of extreme idealism. 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. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. March, in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, March (Penguin. ![]() Geraldine Brooks presents a bold and provocative story centered on the shadow character of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, Mr. Historical fiction is a risky genre, especially if the author is tackling a beloved American classic. With'pitch-perfect writing' (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War. March by Geraldine Brooks (2005) a review. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classicLittle Women, Geraldine Brooks has taken the character of the absent father, March, who has gone off to war, leaving his wife and daughters to make do in mean times. 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). Riveting and elegant as it is meticulously researched, March is an extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history. ![]()
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