![]() ![]() ![]() March tells the story of an idealist who goes off to war for what he believes is a just cause. My expectations were ratcheted up, and I was not disappointed. I had not heard of Brooks before, so had no idea what her writing would be like – I discovered later that she is a former foreign correspondent and that this, only her second novel, won the Pulitzer Prize. He is based on Alcott’s own father and other real-life characters also have cameo roles, though only abolitionist John Brown is crucial to the plot. Geraldine Brooks’ novel imagines what was happening to him while his wife and daughters were left at home. March is the father in Louisa M Alcott’s Little Women, who is away as a chaplain with the Union Army in the Civil War. I have also read it and loved it, so I thought I’d tell you why in case you might love it too. March was recently recommended at the Library’s monthly Book Picnic by Elaine, who kindly donated it to stock. ![]()
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