March
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29/03/2006
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Paperback
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Acclaimed author Geraldine Brooks gives us the story of the absent father from Louisa May Alcott′s Little Women - and conjures a world of brutality, stubborn courage and transcendent love.
An idealistic abolitionist, March has gone as chaplain to serve the Union cause. But the war tests his faith not only in the Union - which is also capable of barbarism and racism - but in himself. As he recovers from a near-fatal illness, March must reassemble and reconnect with his family, who have no idea of what he has endured.
A love story set in a time of catastrophe, March explores the passions between a man and a woman, the tenderness of parent and child, and the life-changing power of an ardently held belief.
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Critical Praise for
March
′a moving and inspirational tour de force′
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
′Brooks′s affecting, beautifully written novel drives home the intimate horrors and ironies of the Civil War and the difficulty of living honestly with the knowledge of human suffering′
--Publishers Weekly
′compelling - March takes you on a fulfilling and engaging journey′
--Sunday Telegraph
′a distinguished book, a masterly reworking of what fiction and history have afforded Brooks′ vibrant and questing imagination′
-- The Age
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