March: Pulitzer Prize Winner (A Novel)
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize–a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of The Secret Chord.
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.
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Publisher : Penguin Books
Publication date : January 31, 2006
Language : English
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143036661
ISBN-13 : 978-0143036661
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 5.06 x 0.59 x 7.73 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #13,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #38 in Classic American Literature #219 in Classic Literature & Fiction #780 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize–a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of The Secret Chord.
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 the Publisher
Publisher : Penguin Books
Publication date : January 31, 2006
Language : English
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143036661
ISBN-13 : 978-0143036661
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 5.06 x 0.59 x 7.73 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #13,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #38 in Classic American Literature #219 in Classic Literature & Fiction #780 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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Katherine Y –
Develops the story of Mr. March of Louisa May Alcott’s book and his time during the Civil War
Geraldine Brook’s novel fills in a side of the story that is absent from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. These are the experiences of Mr. March, the father of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth, and Marmee’s husband, who was a peddler before the Civil War and a chaplain for the Union Army during the war.As a young man, before he met Marmee, March was a traveling salesman who spent time in the South. Because he was a book lover, he caught the attention of a plantation owner who shared the same interests and loved to discuss literature. He was invited to stay for a while in the man’s house. He became acquainted with the household members, including the enslaved people. One such girl was Grace, for whom he held a strong admiration. He met the children of the house workers and wanted to improve their lives by teaching them to read. In his idealism, he never saw how he set himself up against his benefactor. His actions forever altered the course of his life and brought suffering to Grace.Years later, after March married Marmee and became a chaplain, he was determined to help in a cause he firmly believed in. He and Marmee had provided a resting place on the Underground Railroad, but he wanted to do more. He left Marmee and his family to work in the Union Army, comforting the soldiers and the injured. He found himself stationed in Southern houses taken over by the Union. One day, he was sent to the very same Southern plantation where he had angered the owner years ago. He found Grace altered only in her circumstances, not in her inherent dignity and courage.I found this novel profoundly moving, with vivid depictions of the precarious lives of enslaved peoples and the injustices they suffered. The story is haunting and will linger with the reader long after finishing the book. The novel is a must-read for history lovers and historical fiction fans.
KatPanama –
Readable novel of a Callow Connectican
This novel takes up the story of Father March (that would be Marmee’s husband and the daddy of Alcott’s Little Women), his early adulthood as a traveling peddlar throughout the South as well as his time in the Civil War away from his tender, civilized family in Conneticut. There’s quite a lot of gorgeous “you-are-there” writing and the ornate tones of the time. There’s also graphic, effective and important description of the horror of the War Between the States. War and horror here is the backdrop for something more insidious.I quite liked this novel but I’m not at all sure others will cotton to it for the same reasons I did. March is a weak bit of flesh and spirit in more ways than one can count. He thinks he falls in love with a black slave but does no more than kiss her; in a complicated environment, March goes about his business whilst the slave woman is marked by punishment. Later, March gives away much of his wealth to the movement backing John Brown; when Brown strikes and kills, March is distraught. It turns out March backed Brown more to gain Marmee’s approval than for his own beliefs. This poor man just doesn’t know which way he’s coming or going. He gets another chance to betray the slave woman of his youth … and he does. This man has neither the courage of his half-wrought convictions nor the strength of passion. The hero in this novel isn’t March; she’s Grace. And, maybe, Marmee in a distant second.I’ve no idea what Brooks intended but what I read in her novel is a powerful story of a half-formed man tossed here and there by the currents of his time and history. March is fragile carrier of the tale, not a particularly admirable fellow, much less than that, in fact. A callow and weak offspring of privilege who stumbles ineffectively throughout the portions of his life we are shown in this novel.Meanwhile, since Brook’s very readable first novel, “Year of Wonder” is notable hugely for its revisionism as well as the inappropriate ending which threw most readers for a loop or two, I must say she handles the language and general culture better in “March” but the revisionism rears its head often enough to become familiar. March wouldn’t have been such a lost, toothless soul had he not been made by his creator to conform to our contemporary ideals.
Alice Simmons –
A deeper look at the Civil War
This is another amazing, enlightening historic novel by Geraldine Brooks. It is a study of the damage of war to all layers of human life, primarily psychological. It is introspective and to anyone who enjoyed the Henry David Thoreau’s Walden it is a treat.
Barry Bishop –
A war story
March is one of the best novels I ever read, deserving of the Pulitzer it received.
Sara W. –
Strong Storytelling
March by Geraldine Brooks3.5 Stars, rounded to 3While Little Women tells the life of a mother and her daughters living on the periphery of war, March tells the story of man engulfed in it. A radical who doesn’t just preach his convictions, but lives them, March feels it is his duty to join the young men of Concord as they march off to the Civil War. War however is so much more than he ever expected, and by the end, he returns home broken not just in body, but also in spirit, a changed man who will never again be able to find comfort in his home or family.I thought this book was exceptionally well-written. I thoroughly enjoyed the character of March, and felt that a book from his point-of-view adds a whole new dimension to Little Women, a childhood favorite. What I didn’t like was all of the name-dropping. It seems entirely unrealistic that he would know and be involved with so many famous people, from Thoreau to Emerson to John Brown and Nathaniel Hawthorne, and that only touches on the number of luminaries with which March was intimate. The fact that in the afterward, Brooks reveals that she based March upon the life of Alcott’s own father, Bronson Alcott, and he did in fact know all of these men, soothed that annoyance somewhat. I think had I known this information from the beginning, my enjoyment of the novel would have greatly improved. In the end, this was a solid book, and I will give this author another try.
C. Beans –
I expected more, and probably would have liked it better had it not tried to be connected to Little Women. The moments, phrases directly lifted from that novel felt jarring in this one, taking me a bit out of the story.I did however find it easy to read and interesting to learn about aspects of the Civil War that were completely unfamiliar to me.
Frank K –
Excellent read. Beautifully written historical fiction.
Cliente Amazon –
Like the other book (Horse) I read by this former journalist/war correspondent author, in this narrative a historical event/period is experienced in a new and profound way through the personal experiences of a few of its heroic but hitherto unknown protagonists. Here the dramatic event is the American Civil War, portrayed with unspeakable cruelty and pervasive prejudice on both sides. Since it is written in the first person, both the style and the dialgue reported seem to be in keeping with the historical context and the cultural and social background of the characters. Quite a tour de force for the author, who by her own admission has immersed herself in personal letters and journals of the times. Aesthetically beautiful prose and gripping storytelling make it an instructive and satisfying read.
Les West –
Geraldine Brooks always writes wonderful prose and researches her subjects so thoroughly that the characters and situations she depicts seem astonishingly real.March, like all her works, is superbly crafted.Having said that, the reader should be aware that this book portrays scenes from a brutal war without tempering the horror in any way. If you want to fully appreciate this book you need to be prepared to witness many disturbing incidents.It’s very much worthwhile reading the afterwords to this book, to fully grasp its origins and structure.Very highly recommended.
Mme Christina Sevaistre –
How not to love this story about Mr March, the absent father?His life demystified breathes even more life into his Little Women.An unforgettable story.