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The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
Author: Kelly O'Connor McNees
Draws on biographical information to imagine the future author of Little Women experiencing an unexpected romance during the summer of 1855 in a small New Hampshire town where she is forced to make a fateful choice between love and her dream of independence as a writer.
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ISBN-13: 9780399156526
ISBN-10: 0399156526
Publication Date: 4/29/2010
Pages: 340
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Purplelady avatar reviewed The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott on
Helpful Score: 2
Louisa May Alcott has always been my favorite author of my all time favorite book Little Women. Kelly O'Conner McNees combines fact and fiction in this wonderful story. the book is an easy read and not easy to put down. As with Louisa May Alcott books you feel as if your being welcomed into her life.
demiducky25 avatar reviewed The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott on + 161 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This charming story will make you wish it was more historical fact than historical fiction. Given the fact that Louisa May Alcott destroyed many of the documents that would have given insight into her personal life (virtually no record of romance exists today), first time author Kelly OConnor McNees does a great job of filling in the gaps with her fictional account of what could have happened to Ms. Alcott when she was 22 years old and on the brink of leaving her parents and sisters to live independently and make her career as a writer. How could she find a way to balance this independent lifestyle that was uncommon for women at the time with the concept of young, inspiring love? This story will make you wish that this was actually how the inspiration for Jo and her Laurie came to be.
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reviewed The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott on + 304 more book reviews
What a great story based on journals, letters and what ifs? Definitely five stars for this first novel by an awesome author.


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