March by Geraldine Brooks

Brilliant and amazing. Similar to other tales of "revisionist history"...sort of. The story is told from the viewpoint of March - Marmee's husband and the father of their "Little Women." It gives background to his role in the Civil War and like McGuire's tell-all fairy tales, it makes you want to read the original inspiration. It's the companion book to Little Women that you always wanted - but wouldn't understand until you were beyond childhood. Using Louisa May Alcott's personal letters and papers for primary research, Brooks channels Alcott throughout the book and seems to have found her voice!