Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother
- ISBN-10
- 1451620675
- ISBN-13
- 9781451620672
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-19
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Eve LaPlante
Description
A great niece and cousin of Louisa May Alcott draws on newly uncovered family papers to present a revisionist portrait of Louisa's relationship with her mother, discussing how Abigail May served as the intellectual and emotional center of Louisa's life.
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- 2012-11-06
- 384 pages
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- 2012-11-06
- 375 pages
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