![]() ![]() We see the struggles she faced when deciding between accepting the reality of love freely offered to her and pursuing her dream of being a writer. We see Louisa as a real women influenced by her own upbringing to reject romance and marriage for herself. ![]() The book is full of enough facts about Louisa’s real life to make her situation come alive for readers, but those facts are woven into the story well enough that they remain interesting instead of becoming a boring list forced into a story line. But I’m glad that author Kelly O’Connor McNees took up that challenge when creating The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott. I would expect this familiarity would make writing a novel about Louisa and her real family daunting, especially for first-time novelists. ![]() As Little Women is widely known to be somewhat autobiographical, it’s easy for readers to feel they know Louisa May as well as they know Jo, her fictional counterpart. Her book Little Women, has never been out of circulation, and it’s been adapted for the screen and stage many times. Louisa May Alcott is one of the most beloved literary figures in American history. ![]()
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