The Other Alcott

✍ Scribed by Hooper, Elise

• Book ID: 109939788
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780062645340

✦ Synopsis

Named one of POPSUGAR's 25 Books to Read This Fall!

Elise Hooper's debut novel conjures the fascinating, untold story of May Alcott--Louisa's youngest sister and an artist in her own right.

We all know the story of the March sisters, heroines of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. But while everyone cheers on Jo March, based on Louisa herself, Amy March is often the least favorite sister. Now, it's time to learn the truth about the real "Amy", Louisa's sister, May.

Stylish, outgoing, creative, May Alcott grows up longing to experience the wide world beyond Concord, Massachusetts. While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May herself is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man's profession.

Life for the Alcott family has never been easy, so when Louisa's Little Women is published, its success eases the...