| Little Woman in Blue: A Novel of May Alcott Contributor(s): Atkins, Jeannine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631529870 ISBN-13: 9781631529870 Publisher: She Writes Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2015935726 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 329 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: May Alcott spends her days sewing blue shirts for Union soldiers, but she dreams of painting a masterpiece--which many say is impossible for a woman--and of finding love, too. When she reads her sister's wildly popular novel, Little Women, she is stung by Louisa's portrayal of her as "Amy," the youngest of four sisters who trades her desire to succeed as an artist for the joys of hearth and home. Determined to prove her talent, May makes plans to move far from Massachusetts and make a life for herself with room for both watercolors and a wedding dress. Can she succeed? And if she does, what price will she have to pay? Based on May Alcott's letters and diaries, as well as memoirs written by her neighbors, Little Woman in Blue puts May at the center of the story she might have told about sisterhood and rivalry in an extraordinary family. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkins, Jeannine: - Jeannine Atkins is the author of books for young readers featuring women in history, including Borrowed Names: Poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C. J. Walker, Marie Curie and their Daughters. She is an adjunct professor at Simmons College and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She welcomes readers to visit her online at www.jeannineatkins.com. |