As he recovers from a near-fatal illness, March must reassemble and reconnect with his family, who have no idea of what he has endured.Ī love story set in a time of catastrophe, March explores the passions between a man and a woman, the tenderness of parent and child, and the life-changing power of an ardently held belief. But the war tests his faith not only in the Union-which is also capable of barbarism and racism-but in himself. Theme: The Meaning of Bravery, brutal side of warįrom the author of the acclaimed Year of Wonders, a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe, on the front lines of the American Civil War.Īcclaimed author Geraldine Brooks gives us the story of the absent father from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women-and conjures a world of brutality, stubborn courage and transcendent love.Īn idealistic abolitionist, March has gone as chaplain to serve the Union cause.
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