March - Geraldine Brooks
            Historical Fiction

#2019AtoZchallenge - "M"
#Colormotifchallenge - "Black"

Mr.. March is the father of Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth. Yes, the girls from "Little Women"

Told through some of his letters to Marmee and his own recollections of his time away from his family where  he serves as a chaplain in the Union Army during the 1st year of the Civil War.

Ms. Brooks tells of  tragic war scenes, horrific treatment of the slaves, and tales of how some of the Northerners were treated for helping the runaway slaves. .......All in all, a very moving story.