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March

Geraldine Brooks

2005280 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Thorndike/Winsor/Paragon · ENGISBN 9780786277988
  • 2005Fourth Estate · 280 pages · ENGISBN 9780007165865
  • 2005Viking · 280 pages · ENGISBN 9780670033355
  • 2005Fourth Estate · 346 pages · ENGISBN 9780732278410
  • 2006Harper Perennial · ENGISBN 9780732278427
  • 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781101079218
  • 2005Blackstone PublishingISBN 9780792734734
  • 2008Cyklady · 326 pagesISBN 9788360279274

An extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history—by the author of the international bestseller Year of WondersFrom 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.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusSmall ensemble

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Romance levelCentral

When and where

ThemesWarFamily

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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