The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott (Hardcover)

from bdinan

I find the goings-on amongst the Transcendentalists much more interesting than Alcott's prose in Little Women. I can certainly sympathize with Louisa May Alcott's difficulty in finding her literary voice when she had to overcome a dysfunctional, self-absorbed father and limited opportunities for ...

from jenngv

McNess did a great job "filling in the gap" of a summer of Alcott. She did extensive research and her story is realistic in the scope of Alcott's life that we know. It is a heartbreaking and interesting novel. For an uncorrected proof, I found no typos, which was nice. I think this will be a very...

from Suuze

I felt as if this was written with the same inimitable style as Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women'. Meaning, I liked it enough to stay up until 2:30am to finish it last night. *yawn* It's engrossing, and draws you in with each page. The characters were likable, and I went flying through the book ...

from LiterateHousewife

Earlier this year, Trish from Hey Lady Whatcha Readin'? held an online book club for The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees. I was one of the lucky people chosen to participate and I was very excited. I have loved Louisa May Alcott for just about as long as I can remember. ...

from ccReadsBooks

I just loved this book. I thought the characters were very well developed, and I felt like Louisa was sympathetic. She seemed stubborn at times, which I would expect, and I'm not sure her choices would have been my choices. But they really seemed like the ones she would have made. The ending was ...