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Writings of Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's Mother
Free Press
November 2012
On Sale: November 6, 2012
250 pages
ISBN: 1476702802
EAN: 9781476702803
Kindle: B007WT32SY
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Non-Fiction
Little Womenβs βMarmeeβ is one of the most recognizable mothers in American literature. But the real woman behind the fictionβLouisa May Alcottβs own mother, Abigailβhas for more than a century remained shrouded in mystery. Scholars believed that her papers were burned by her daughter and husband, as they claimed, and that little additional information survived. Until now. When Abigailβs biographer and great-niece Eve LaPlante found a collection of letters and diaries in an attic trunk and began exploring the Alcott family archives, a window opened onto the life of this woman who has for too long been hiding in plain sight. These discoveries, and others, inform LaPlanteβs groundbreaking new dual biography, Marmee & Louisa, a companion volume to My Heart Is Boundless. No self-effacing housewife, Abigail was a passionate writer and thinker, a feminist far ahead of her time. She taught her daughters the importance of supporting themselves and dreamed of a day when a woman, like a man, could enjoy both a family and a career. Here at last, in her own words, is this extraordinary womanβs story, brought to the public for the first time. Full of wit, charm, and astonishing wisdom, Abigailβs private writings offer a moving, intimate portrait of a mother, a wife, a sister, and a fierce intellect that demands to be heard.
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