Now here's a book I could really sink my teeth into!
I have enjoyed other books by this author, most recently People of the Book and Year of Wonder.
This is the story of the father of the "little Women" book by Louis May Alcott. Mr March, invisible mostly in Alcott's story, tells of his life, from a young man peddling wares in the South through his meeting and marrying Marmee, to his service as a chaplain during the Civil War.
What I truly admire about Brroks' writing is her extensive research and deft weaving of facts of the historical times she portrays into the lives of her fictional characters.
Her story draws inspiration from the life of Alcott's real life father, Bronson Alcott whose diaries and writings she read and researched as the basis for the March character. I had read the biography of Louise and her father, Eden's Outcast and was delighted to see it as the framework for Mr March. I don't think she ever gave him a first name. Highly recommended.
Published: 2005 Read: July 2018 Genre: historical fiction
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