Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Harriet Reisen
As is true for so many others, Louisa May Alcott and her alter-ego, Jo March, are icons of my childhood.
I already knew quite a bit about Louisa May Alcott but I still found this an informative biography.
Louisa seemed to resemble her counterpart, Jo March, even more than I'd expected. I was also surprised by how many details from the Alcott's real lives found their way into Little Women. Not surprisingly, it seems as if she wrote her life, but as she wished it to be.
I found some of the details from Louisa's mid-life a bit surprising. For instance, her romance with the real Laurie.
I find it terribly sad that this woman who as a girl could go into raptures over nature, or who was always the one to lead any kind of fun, who gave so much pleasure to others, and who worked so hard for everyone around her was never able to find her own happiness. She never really was able to enjoy her own success.
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