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Kelly O'Connor McNees
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Few novels play a more
prominent role in American girlhood than
Little Women. Since it was first
published in 1868, millions of girls have
cheered on the spunky Jo March as she proved
girls could be tough, funny, and as smart as
any boy.
But Little Women fans have always
been puzzled by the novel's conclusion. Why
won't Jo marry Teddy Laurence—"Laurie"—the
charming neighbor who confesses he's loved
her all her life? God knows Louisa got
enough letters from fans begging her to let
them end up together. Could it be that
Louisa knew more of heartbreak than her
biographers believe and hoped to spare poor
Jo the same?
Readers will find an answer in THE LOST
SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, a wonderful
debut novel by Kelly O’Connor McNees. In the
summer of 1855, poverty forced the Alcott
family to move to Walpole, New Hampshire.
Here mercurial, clever Louisa meets...
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