Several months ago, I read Little Women
Most people know that Louisa May Alcott used her own family as a model for the Marches, and many people see similarities between Jo and the author. Louisa May Alcott, however, differed from Jo in many ways. In her new novel, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
Because of the similarities between the Alcott family and the March family, reading this book felt like a visit with friends. Being a relatively new fan of Miss Alcott, I appreciated learning more about her life. This is an imagined tale, so it may not appeal to scholarly followers of Louisa May Alcott, but I found it to be a delightful story. Since most of Miss Alcott’s letters were destroyed, stories like this can help us to envision her life and the events and relationships that shaped her work. If you are a fan of Little Women
Lauren is a wife, a mother of two, an avid reader. She blogs at Baseballs and Bows. Thanks to the Amy Einhorn Books for providing the review copy of the book.
I realize this is not the point, but WHA??? You never read “Little Women” till recently? That’s REQUIRED reading for all bookish girls. My goodness!
I presume by now you’ve gone on to “Little Men” and “Jo’s Boys” and the others? Please say yes.
;D Well, edj, *I* haven’t read Jo’s Boys either. (My mom made me read Little Women and Little Men.) I have to confess that Alcott is NOT my favorite author. (Though I DID love Eight Cousins & Rose in Bloom!!!)
I’ve been waiting to hear your opinion on this book and I’m glad to know you liked it. It’s definitely rising to the top of my TBR list. Thanks for your thoughts!
What?! You’ve just now read Little Women?! Okay, I won’t tease you, but didn’t you just love it? I read it as a teenager and passed the very same book onto my oldest. She loved the story as well and we watched the movie together, which I really loved as well.
Oh… I forgot about the current book. LOL… I would really love to read that as well. I guess I should say (since I teased you so badly) that I haven’t read any of her other works, but I’ve always wanted to. 🙂
Well, I just returned home from vacation to find out that I have been maligned! 🙂 I honestly don’t know why I never read Little Women before now, but I will try to move on to the other books. One thing that interests me is that Alcott’s real opinions seem to be filtered out of Little Women. According to what I have read and the book reviewed here, Alcott was much more of a feminist than one would guess by reading Little Women. It seems she wrote what would sell books. I liked Little Women, and I am certainly not a feminist in the modern-day sense of the word, but I find that aspect of her life and Little women to be fascinating!