In 'March,' Geraldine Brooks takes us into the tumultuous era of the American Civil War, following the journey of the idealistic abolitionist, Mr. March, who readers may recognize as the father from Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women.' As March serves as a Union chaplain, he grapples with the harrowing realities of war, the moral dilemmas that challenge his convictions, and the barbarism he witnesses on both sides of the conflict. Struggling through illness and the ravages of war, March is haunted by his separation from his family, challenged to reconcile the disparate fragments of his own beliefs, and determined to reconnect with his wife and daughters. Set against the backdrop of the intellectual hub of Concord and the antebellum South, 'March' reveals the profound impact of war on an individual's psyche, the complexity of love and marriage, and the enduring power of deeply held ideals.