March - by Geraldine Brooks (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Winner of the Pulitzer Prize--a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of <i>The Secret Chord.</i></b> <p/>From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic <i>Little Women</i>, 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 (<i>USA Today</i>), 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, <i>March</i> secures Geraldine Brooks's place as a renowned author of historical fiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Brilliant...Geraldine Brooks' new novel, <i>March</i>, is a very great book....Brooks has magnificently wielded the novelist's license.--Beth Kephart, <i>Chicago Tribune</i> <p/>A beautifully wrought story....Gripping....A taut plot, vivid characters and provocative issues.--Heller McAlpin, <i>Los Angeles Times Book Review</i> <p/>Honorable, elegant and true.--John Freeman, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/>Harrowing and moving...In her previous book, <i>Year of Wonders</i>, Geraldine Brooks proved herself to be a wonderful novelist. <i>March</i> has all the same virtues...casting a spell that lasts much longer than the reading of it.--Karen Joy Fowler, <i>The Washington Post World</i> <p/>Wholly original...deeply engaging.--Ron Charles, <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i> <p/>Inspired... A disturbing, supple, and deeply satisfying story, put together with craft and care and imagery worthy of a poet.--<i>The Cleveland Plain Dealer</i> <p/>Louisa May Alcott would be well pleased.--<i>The Economist</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Geraldine Brooks </b>is the author of five novels: the Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>March</i>; the international bestsellers <i>Caleb's Crossing</i>, <i>People of the Book</i>, and <i>Year of Wonders</i>; and, most recently, <i>The Secret Chord</i>. She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works <i>Nine Parts of Desire </i>and<i> Foreign Correspondence</i>. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Martha's Vinyard with her husband, the author Tony Horwitz, and their two sons.
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