Biographies of the Alcotts

[Christine PNW]

Possiblities:

Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father

Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother

Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography

[Jaylia3]

Marmee and Louisa was one of my favorite books of 2013 so I hope there will be other readers who want to discuss it.

[Plethora]

This article appeared across my feed this morning:

What Louisa May Alcott's 'Hospital Sketches' reminds us about military hospitals

Referenced book: Civil War Hospital Sketches

[Marianne]

I had a bio called Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women when I was growing up. I think I actually may have read that before I read Little Women! (I had bought it because I liked the title.) Unfortunately I think it's probably long gone.

[Cleo]

Mariannne wrote: "I had a bio called Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women when I was growing up. I think I actually may have read that before I read Little Women! (I had bought it because I lik..."

You know what? I have that book sitting around somewhere. I'll have to find it. Thanks for the unintentional reminder, Marianne.

[Plethora]

A historical fiction book that might be of interest: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott