March: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
	List Price:   $15.00 Unit Price:   $12.00 You Save:   $3.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0143036661 ISBN-13:   9780143036661 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   January 2006 Pages:   304 Format:   Paperback Ages:   18 to Grades:   12 to
Subjects
FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS_FICTION MARCH FAMILY (FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS)_FICTION FICTION_HISTORICAL UNITED STATES_HISTORY_CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865_FICTION
Description/Notes
An extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history?by the author of the international bestseller Year of Wonders >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). 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. 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). 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, Marchsecures Geraldine Brooks?s place as a renowned author of historical fiction. ?A very great book... It breathes new life into the historical fiction genre [and] honors the best of the imagination.? ?Chicago Tribune ?A beautifully wrought story about how war dashes ideals, unhinges moral certainties and drives a wedge of bitter experience and unspeakable memories between husband and wife.? ?Los Angeles Times Book Review ?Inspired... A disturbing, supple, and deeply satisfying story, put together with craft and care and imagery worthy of a poet.? ?The Cleveland Plain Dealer ?Louisa May Alcott would be well pleased.? ?The Economist