March tells the story of Captain March, the father of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. As you may recall, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, along with their beloved Marmee, endure a year of struggles as they live without their patriarch after he joins the Union Army to do his part in the War Between the States.
March is Geraldine Brooks' account of what happened to him in his perilous journey far from the comforts of home, and in telling this story, we learn of the events in his life that formed his character and the situations that shaped his relationship with his wife.
I read it in one sitting on the airplane on the way home from New Hampshire.
To me, it's more than just a summer read, for it is a beautifully written, well-researched, engaging story whose characters will last with me always.
Even still, there's plenty of summer left to squeeze this one in!
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