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March: A Love Story in a Time of War (Paperback)

by Geraldine Brooks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: HarperPerennial (16 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007165870
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007165872
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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'Clarity of vision, fine, meticulous prose, the unexpected historical detail, a life-sized protagonist caught inside an unimaginably huge event. It shows the same seamless marriage of research and imagination.' Washington Post 'Brooks's considerable historical research for "March" is pleasingly lightly worn. Her efforts have borne a rich fruit. It is a big, generous romp that manages to make clever use of "Little Women" without suffocating beneath it.' Sunday Times 'A tightly controlled novel in which, you sense, every sentence has been carefully weighed and calculated, and Brooks successfully balances narrative leanness with luxuriant language. "March" is that rare species: a serious popular novel that is not afraid to grapple with big ideas.' Waterstones Books Quarterly 'Researched with great historical thoroughness, "March" hews faithfully to the spirit of Alcott's original ! Louise May Alcott would be well pleased.' The Economist 'This fascinating, beautifully written book both illuminates Alcott's classic and is a moving, gripping work of fiction in its own right.' Image


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'Brooks’s considerable historical research for March is pleasingly lightly worn...make[s] clever use of Little Women without suffocating beneath it.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, 28 April 2006
By Susie (London, UK) - See all my reviews
It has been years since I read Little Women, but more recently I have visited Louisa May's home town of Concord. I picked this novel with scepticism as "sequels" or spinoffs rarely live up to the original piece.

I was totally absorbed by the book. Frequently I found myself unable to decide whether this was fiction or fact. The writing is excellent, the characters well drawn, and the novel written in first person (mostly from the view of March, occasionally with the voice of Marmee) which made it all the more immediate. I will be recommending this novel all over the place and buying more of Brooke's work.

As the review says, this is the tale of the father of the Little Women, and flicks between his present position as chaplain in the American Civil War and his past when he first visited the southern states as a pedlar in his youth. He is a staunch abolitionist with fixed views, but the book challenges these views in terms of his idealism versus practicalities of the age, and also explores where personal courage lies. But over and above these lofty ideals, this book is vividly written and a wonderful reading experience - which is what great fiction should be. A novel worthy of being placed alongside Little Women.

ps. Please don't be put off by the 'recommended by Richard and Judy' epithet!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!, 24 Jan 2008
By S. Barnes (UK) - See all my reviews
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What a great story! 'March' is really well-written and researched and fills a neat gap in US Civil War literature.

'March' is the story of the girls' father in Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women'. In 'Little Women' the girls' father is absent throughout the novel as he is away at war, and Geraldine Brooks has picked up on this thread and woven a wonderfully inspirational novel around the story of Mr. March. Through it she tests out the theme of the morality of war which works ok with the causes of the US Civil War, and re-integration into a normal existence after war - another sensitive subject.

March is an abolitionist and goes to serve for the Union cause as an army chaplain. He joins up in a moment of town fervour, only to find that he cannot join with his fellow townspeople and is left to find his way amongst strangers from another regiment. The writing - predominantly from March's point of view - varies between letters home to Marmee and recollections of earlier times, and stories he wouldn't consider writing about to Marmee and the girls.

It's very sympathetically written and you can't help but be affected by March's journey through the landscape of war. The book doesn't impinge on 'Little Women' until right at the very end when March returns home, so there's no overlap with the all-time classic by Louisa May Alcott, and it complements 'Little Women' really well. Can't recommend it enough!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A RICHLY CONCEIVED STORY SUPERBLY READ, 18 April 2005
By Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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How many of us have read, often reread "Little Women" and wondered about the father? Amy, Beth and Jo are very much a part of our literary lives, but Pere March is missing. Now, thanks to the imaginative pen of Geraldine Brooks (Year of Wonders, 2001) we meet and come to know the man.

His story is primarily told through letters that he writes to his family, pens from the devastation of the Civil War. Stage and film actor Richard Easton inhabits the voice of this caring chaplain to tell listeners what March shares with his family and the horrors that he does not.

Captain March has gone to serve the Union forces, bolstered by his faith and high ideals. He's ill prepared to find himself amidst carnage and cruelty. He is assigned to teach on a plantation where he meets once again a beautiful slave whom he had known before his marriage.

The author vividly imagines early friendships between March and Emerson and Thoreau, as well as his first introduction to the woman who would become his wife. She will recall their early life a bit differently.

Those who enjoy history blended with richly conceived fiction will be well pleased with "March."

- Gail Cooke

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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid and readable, but a bit slow in places.
I've delayed writing this review until reading Little Women and Good Wives. My first comment is that the hero March and his wife Marmee do not seem very much like the characters... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dr. W. H. Konarzewski

3.0 out of 5 stars Something Missing
I picked up this book as I have a passing interest in The American Civil War and thought it sounded good from the blurb... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rahela Choudhury

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Having read Brooks' 'Year of Wonders' some time ago and been very impressed, I had high expectations from this book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mary24

4.0 out of 5 stars March down to a book shop and buy this book!
This book is based on the father of the girls of Little Women.Mr March as he know as in the book goes off to War down south during the American Civil War. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Daniel Storey

5.0 out of 5 stars An ingeniously crafted tale of terribly tragic times!
Geraldine Brooks has produced an ingeniously crafted tale of terribly tragic times and has successfully drawn some of her principal characters from Louisa May Alcott's classic,... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2007 by Geoffrey Woollard

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly enjoyable
I was surprised to say i liked this book. I love the film Little Women and thought that this book was so well co-ordinated with Little Women. Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2007 by Twoflower

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I struggle to find the time and concentration to finish novels these days but I found this book very well written and brilliantly evoked that time and place. Read more
Published on 10 April 2007 by R. Cartlidge

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I found this bbok on my last holiday lieing around the hotel, and boy am i glad i picked it up. An excellent read that keeps you hooked right the way through. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2007 by S. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars well worth reading
I enjoyed "Year of Wonders" but this was even better. An engrossing and subtle book, presenting the uncertainties and shades of grey to be found in the adult experience of a... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2006 by a reader from London

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read!!
I found this book by accident in a local supermarket and bought the book solely off seeing the front cover! Read more
Published on 31 Jul 2006 by Shell

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