Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters
Anne Boyd Rioux
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
In Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, Anne Boyd Rioux brings a fresh and engaging look at the circumstances leading Louisa May Alcott to write Little Women and why this beloved story of family and community ties set in the Civil War has resonated with audiences across time.
Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
August 13, 2019
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.2 X 0.9 inches | 0.65 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393357271
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About the Author
Anne Boyd Rioux, a professor at the University of New Orleans, is the author of Constance Fenimore Woolson: Portrait of a Lady Novelist and Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters, and the editor of Woolson's Miss Grief and Other Stories. Rioux has received two National Endowment for the Humanities Awards, one for public scholarship, and lives in New Orleans.
Reviews
An adroit consideration of Alcott and her milieu.... Thoughtful.--Meghan Cox Gurdon
A love letter written not by a smitten youngster naïve to her beloved's drawbacks but by a mature adult who can recognize complexity and nuance.--Ilana Masad
Highly companionable and illuminating.--Mark Rozzo
Engrossing.
With impeccable research and genuine affection, [Rioux] charts the history of the beloved...novel.--Connie Ogle
Straddling the line between entertainment and nuanced complexity, this fascinating look at Alcott's novel is not to be missed.
A love letter written not by a smitten youngster naïve to her beloved's drawbacks but by a mature adult who can recognize complexity and nuance.--Ilana Masad
Highly companionable and illuminating.--Mark Rozzo
Engrossing.
With impeccable research and genuine affection, [Rioux] charts the history of the beloved...novel.--Connie Ogle
Straddling the line between entertainment and nuanced complexity, this fascinating look at Alcott's novel is not to be missed.
