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March by Geraldine Brooks follows Mr. March, a military chaplain during the Civil War, whose experiences include attempting to save a wounded soldier, encountering a plantation from his youth, and teaching freed slaves. Haunted by guilt from his past and present, he reconnects with Grace, a former love and current nurse, complicating his relationship with his wife, Marmee, as he recovers from illness and battles with his conscience. Themes of racism, brutal treatment of enslaved people, and wartime violence are prominent.