Historical Fiction
A fantastic book. Could be because I'm biased toward historical fiction, biased towards "Little Women" or biased towards Civil War themes!!
Brooks does a fantastic job of bringing Mr. March to life in his imagined place in the reality of the Civil War. I'm drawn to books about the War, possibly because I have the opportunity to visit the places mentioned, but I think more because I value the stories of the strength and fortitude of the slaves themselves and the abolitionists who fought for their freedom. This book had that and more! Plus Brooks has a beautiful style of writing and prose.
Quotes: "I've always imagined paradise as something like a library"
"...so there is a union at last, a united states of pain."
"I had learned the meteorology of Marmee's temper: the plunging air pressure as a black cloud gathered, blotting out the radiance of her true nature; the noisy thunder of her rage; and finally the relief of a wild and heavy rain - tears, as copious cataracts, followed by a slew of resolutions to reform. But the dark cast of her expression told me we were still within the thunderhead..."
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