THE MARCH by E. L. Doctorow ( 9780349119595 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE MARCH
A NOVEL

By:

E. L. Doctorow

Format:

Paperback

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£9.99

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£7.29

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£2.70

ISBN 10:

0349119597

ISBN 13:

9780349119595

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Publisher:

LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP

Pub. date:

2 November, 2006

Pages:

384

Description:

A brutal and brilliant novel set in the American Civil War.

Synopsis:

Doctorow's new novel is set towards the end of the American Civil War and follows General Sherman's epic march with sixty thousand Union troops through Georgia and the Carolinas, one of the major manoeuvres to bring the war to its conclusion. THE MARCH ranges widely over a diverse set of characters - each of whom is brilliantly realised - so that we see the war through the eyes of both white-skinned Pearl (daughter of slave and slave owner) and General Sherman; a deserting confederate who sets himself up as a photographer; a ruthless army surgeon who enjoys his reputation as an amputator; and the two brothers of a brutal slave owner who find themselves in uniforms facing Sherman's forces. Doctorow's narrative brilliantly blends the intimate and the epic, sweeping the reader along the route of Sherman's notorious march and making us care deeply about each individual's fate.

Publication:

Imprint:

Abacus

Prizes:

Winner of Faulkner Award 2006

Returns:

Returnable

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