May struggles both to thrive professionally in Louisa’s shadow as her original artwork for the novel was not favored by critics and in her social life, aspiring to marry rich while working on her art. We’re introduced to May as Louisa’s popularity begins to soar as the author of Little Women.
The book is a treat for fans of historical (and thoroughly well-researched) fiction, as Hooper explores the professional and personal growth of May Alcott, Louisa’s youngest sister and the inspiration for Amy March.Īuthor Elise Hooper and "The Other Alcott" She’s ahead of the curve of the resurgence of Little Women and Alcott family popularity as her first book, The Other Alcott, was published last year. Including the new two-part miniseries from Masterpiece and the BBC, the American Masters documentary devoted to Alcott, and the inclusion of Little Women on the list of top 100 books for The Great American Read initiative, audiences can’t get enough of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March.Īuthor Elise Hooper knows this feeling all too well.
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women will be celebrated in multiple ways in 2018. The quintessential American story of sisterhood is back in conversation, and on PBS, in a big way this year.
Top row, left to right: Willa Fitzgerald as Meg, Kathryn Newton as Amy, Annes Elwy as Beth.
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