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In late 1875 Louisa May Alcott spent a winter in New York City. Her journals give a rough sketch of the people she met, the salons she attended and a few outings that she enjoyed. She intended to stay "until I am tired of it," but left abruptly in mid-January.
Filled with biographical references to Louisa's family, New Yorkers of the time and Alcott's literary works,
Only Gossip Prospers
intertwines the real people Louisa met, the actual events of New York City and a host of fictional characters who inhabit a world that Louisa herself would recognize. Written in a style reminiscent of Alcott's juvenile fiction and short adventure stories, the book is part historical fiction, part love letter to the charm of 1870s New York and part biography of Louisa and her contemporaries.
enters the debate that still hovers over
Little Women
as to what was "real" and what was "made up." There are some twists and surprises, including one that will satisfy the greatest question left unanswered for fans of
: what really happened between Jo and Laurie?
mashes together fact and fiction to draw a realistic portrait of Louisa May Alcott at the height of her fame.
Filled with biographical references to Louisa's family, New Yorkers of the time and Alcott's literary works,
Only Gossip Prospers
intertwines the real people Louisa met, the actual events of New York City and a host of fictional characters who inhabit a world that Louisa herself would recognize. Written in a style reminiscent of Alcott's juvenile fiction and short adventure stories, the book is part historical fiction, part love letter to the charm of 1870s New York and part biography of Louisa and her contemporaries.
enters the debate that still hovers over
Little Women
as to what was "real" and what was "made up." There are some twists and surprises, including one that will satisfy the greatest question left unanswered for fans of
: what really happened between Jo and Laurie?
mashes together fact and fiction to draw a realistic portrait of Louisa May Alcott at the height of her fame.
In late 1875 Louisa May Alcott spent a winter in New York City. Her journals give a rough sketch of the people she met, the salons she attended and a few outings that she enjoyed. She intended to stay "until I am tired of it," but left abruptly in mid-January.
Filled with biographical references to Louisa's family, New Yorkers of the time and Alcott's literary works,
Only Gossip Prospers
intertwines the real people Louisa met, the actual events of New York City and a host of fictional characters who inhabit a world that Louisa herself would recognize. Written in a style reminiscent of Alcott's juvenile fiction and short adventure stories, the book is part historical fiction, part love letter to the charm of 1870s New York and part biography of Louisa and her contemporaries.
enters the debate that still hovers over
Little Women
as to what was "real" and what was "made up." There are some twists and surprises, including one that will satisfy the greatest question left unanswered for fans of
: what really happened between Jo and Laurie?
mashes together fact and fiction to draw a realistic portrait of Louisa May Alcott at the height of her fame.
Filled with biographical references to Louisa's family, New Yorkers of the time and Alcott's literary works,
Only Gossip Prospers
intertwines the real people Louisa met, the actual events of New York City and a host of fictional characters who inhabit a world that Louisa herself would recognize. Written in a style reminiscent of Alcott's juvenile fiction and short adventure stories, the book is part historical fiction, part love letter to the charm of 1870s New York and part biography of Louisa and her contemporaries.
enters the debate that still hovers over
Little Women
as to what was "real" and what was "made up." There are some twists and surprises, including one that will satisfy the greatest question left unanswered for fans of
: what really happened between Jo and Laurie?
mashes together fact and fiction to draw a realistic portrait of Louisa May Alcott at the height of her fame.