{"product_id":"louisa-may-alcott-a-personal-biography-paperback","title":"Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoui\u003c\/b\u003es\u003cb\u003ea May \u003c\/b\u003eAlc\u003cb\u003eott \u003c\/b\u003enever intended to write \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e. She had dismissed her publisher's pleas for such a novel. Written out of necessity to support her family, the book had an astounding success that changed her life, a life which turned out very differently from that of her beloved heroine Jo March. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLouisa May Alcott, \u003c\/i\u003eSusan Cheever, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Bloomsbury, \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to Concord, Massachusetts, to explore the life of one of its most iconic residents. Based on extensive research, journals, and correspondence, Cheever's biography chronicles all aspects of Alcott's life, from the fateful meeting of her parents to her death, just two days after that of her father. She details Bronson Alcott's stalwart educational vision, which led the Alcotts to relocate each time his progressive teaching went sour; her unsuccessful early attempts at serious literature, including \u003ci\u003eMoods\u003c\/i\u003e, which Henry James panned; her time as a Civil War nurse, when she contracted pneumonia and was treated with mercury-laden calomel, which would affect her health for the rest of her life; and her vibrant intellectual circle of writers and reformers, idealists who led the charge in support of antislavery, temperance, and women's rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlcott's independence defied the conventional wisdom, and her personal choices and literary legacy continue to inspire generations of women. A fan of \u003ci\u003eLittle Women \u003c\/i\u003efrom the age of twelve, and a distinguished author in her own right, Cheever brings a unique perspective to Louisa May Alcott's life as a woman, a daughter, and a working writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of thirteen previous books, including five novels and the memoirs \u003ci\u003eNote Found in a Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome Before Dark.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Winship Medal. She is a Guggenheim Fellow, a member of the Corporation of Yaddo, and a member of the Author's Guild Council. She teaches in the Bennington College M.F.A. program. She lives in New York City with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47551646531837,"sku":"9781416569923","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dOJbmpOB2t9781416569923.webp?v=1779223968","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/louisa-may-alcott-a-personal-biography-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}