Choices - Fiction
Brooks - March
 | March by Geraldine Brooks Louisa May Alcott wrote “Little Women” in 1868, telling the story of the March girls and their childhood in New England during the American Civil War. Their father, a chaplain to the Federal troops, is an idealised, if shadowy, figure for much of the book – “far away, where the fighting was”. In March Geraldine Brooks takes up the story of father, his experiences and the ways in which wars can challenge ideals. Already well-known for her way of making the past live (see her previous novel about the 1665 plague in England - Year of Wonders) Brooks was chosen for the Richard and Judy Book Club and shortly afterwards won the Pulitzer Fiction Prize for 2006 (no connection implied!). See her website at www.geraldinebrooks.com 10 copies |
