Little Woman in Blue: A Novel of May Alcott, by Jeannine Atkins
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May Alcott spends her days sewing blue shirts for Union soldiers, but she dreams of painting a masterpiece―which many say is impossible for a woman―and of finding love, too. When she reads her sister’s wildly popular novel, Little Women, she is stung by Louisa’s portrayal of her as “Amy,” the youngest of four sisters who trades her desire to succeed as an artist for the joys of hearth and home. Determined to prove her talent, May makes plans to move far from Massachusetts and make a life for herself with room for both watercolors and a wedding dress. Can she succeed? And if she does, what price will she have to pay? Based on May Alcott’s letters and diaries, as well as memoirs written by her neighbors, Little Woman in Blue puts May at the center of the story she might have told about sisterhood and rivalry in an extraordinary family.
Little Woman in Blue: A Novel of May Alcott, by Jeannine Atkins- Amazon Sales Rank: #277327 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.40" h x 1.20" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 329 pages
Review “Little Woman in Blue is an inspiring and engaging fictional portrait of the artist May Alcott, written with knowledge, sensitivity, and beauty. It is wonderful to see May Alcott gain the center of her own story, and inhabit it with such generosity and grace.” —Harriet Scott Chessman, author of Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper “At last, a book about the other artistic Alcott sister. May Alcott, dismissed in Little Women as the pampered youngest March sister Amy, explodes onto the pages of this wonderful novel as a real and hugely likeable woman, passionate about life, art, and adventure, and struggling to make sense of her relationship with an older sister who will never appreciate her for who she really is. Thank you, Jeannine, for giving Amy March a voice of her own!” —Gabrielle Donnelly, author of The Little Women Letters “I don't know which I admired more: the author's masterful and affectionate resurrection of 19th-century Concord or her imaginative and insightful portrait of the sisterly relationship at the heart of this delightful novel.” —George Howe Colt, author of The Big House, a National Book Award Finalist “Devotees of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women will be intrigued by this fictionalized biography of the women behind the characters.” —Library Journal “Thoughtful readers will appreciate the depictions of the sisters’ passion for their art and the challenges that 19th-century American women faced when they worked for a living.” —The Historical Novels Review “Atkins delivers a marvelous reimagining of the very human story behind one of America’s most beloved novels. Little Woman in Blue is the Little Woman I have always wanted.” —Erika Robuck, author of The House of Hawthorne and Hemingway's Girl “Atkins has brought to life the person, places, and time of May Alcott, but in doing so, she has drawn attention to the fact that May Alcott might well be “Everywoman,” no matter in which era she lives,where she chooses to live, or what craft she strives to perfect.” —Story Circle Book Reviews “Little Woman in Blue is a fast-paced, compelling story of two sisters, and their unquenchable drive for success.” —Foreword Review
About the Author Jeannine Atkins is the author of books for young readers featuring women in history, including Borrowed Names: Poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C. J. Walker, Marie Curie and their Daughters. She is an adjunct professor at Simmons College and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She welcomes readers to visit her online at www.jeannineatkins.com.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The book May Alcott fans have been waiting for By Susan Bailey This is the book Alcott fans have been waiting for. May Alcott is a force of her own, a great talent blessed with a generous spirit, graciousness, a love of people and a zest for life. She was a professional artist who took the chance to stay in Europe after her sister Louisa left to pursue the instruction that was denied her in America. Jeannine Atkins has taken her painstaking research and fashioned a very viable and rich historical novel of this overshadowed Alcott sister. Atkins' knowledge of art and how it is created added a very important dimension to this story. May was as passionate about her art as Louisa was about her writing; she exhibited the same ambition as her sister, wanting to be truly great.Atkins explores the complex sibling relationship between May and Louisa who was eight years May's senior. May was the youngest child, the petted and spoiled much like Amy in Little Women. And she grew into the gracious woman that Amy becomes. But May never gave up on her art and thought her talent good enough to turn pro. She broke barriers for women artists in Paris with two of her paintings chosen for the prestigious Salon.Atkins read my mind and I'm sure the minds of many Alcott wonks by also exploring May's reaction to her portrayal as the spoiled Amy.Anyone familiar with the Alcotts knows how this story eventually will end. All I will say is that I was deeply moved by how Little Woman in Blue concluded; May Alcott had become a friend to me.Atkins' prose is simple, powerful and poetic. As a writer myself, I actually cried at one point out of envy, feeling I could never write such prose. Atkins is a gifted writer.If you're a fan of the Alcotts and Little Women, Little Woman in Blue is a must for filling in the gaps of the family biography. But this book has great appeal beyond Little Women because it is a story based upon the life of a truly modern woman in the 19th century. May pursued her art while also dreaming of marriage and family. She succeeded at both. And now a wonderful writer
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well Painted By Anonymous Thank you to Jeannine Atkins for bring a glimmer of May Alcott back to us in the pages of her novel "Little Woman in Blue." Atkins sensitivity to separating May Alcott from her characterization as "Amy March" in "Little Women," would be - I think - much appreciated by May, herself. As a reader, I live for historical fiction -- an imaginative escape into the past, free from the constraints and sometimes dryness of nonfiction. As a historian, I sometimes struggle in my relationship with historical novels featuring historical characters that I know a great deal about. I am closer to no other historical family, than I am to the Alcotts and their Concord neighbors. I recognized instantly the places where Atkins blended history with fiction, and when she chose to change the facts. While the historian in me momentarily balked, I can honestly say that the reader and creative writer in me, understood why Atkins made the authorial choices that she did -- a claim that I can not give for most other historical novels about this community that I have read. Atkins did her research, and it shows in every line of her novel. As other reviewers have noted, at times, the narratives' pace was slow, yet this perhaps captured May's own feeling that her life was not moving forward as it "should." At times, I personally longed for a deeper taste of May's adventuresome vivaciousness and humor to jump to more vivid life, and for the true fun that she had with her sister Louisa to be present on the page; this would be my one criticism of the book. What does come through beautifully in this portrayal, is the longing of a real woman to "have it all," her successes along life's journey, and the complicated relationship between two brilliant sister, eight years apart in age. With heartrending evocation, Atkins captures the vexed adoration, pride, and love shared between Louisa and May Alcott. I sobbed -(in a good way) - through the last two chapters of this novel. Please read 'Little Woman in Blue," and become acquainted with the extraordinary life that was May Alcott.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A richly painted portrait of May Alcott By Melodye Shore If you’ve read Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, you no doubt remember Jo Marsh’s coddled, self-indulgent little sister, Amy, who trades away her artistic dreams for the promises of marriage. Little Woman in Blue is a refrain of Amy’s story, but with a twist: Author Jeannine Atkins calls Louisa’s character by her real name—Abigail “May” Alcott—and tells her story true.In the 19th century, most female artists eventually exchanged their professional ambitions for marriage proposals, and then plowed their creative urges into homemaking tasks and raising children. But while May Alcott has a frothy side (which no doubt irks her older sister), she is a headstrong woman with loftier goals: Artist. Wife. Mother. Wealth and professional acclaim, when her every wish is granted. In lively passages, Jeannine Atkins describes the myriad obstacles that May encounters on this “road less traveled.”Over time, May’s persistence begins to pay off. She earns the begrudging respect of her older sister, fattens her art portfolio, and is ultimately granted exhibition rights at the esteemed Salon in Paris, where her paintings are displayed alongside some of the most famous artists of her day. Her dreams of marriage and family are eventually realized, when she married Ernest Nieriker and gives birth to a baby girl. There’s more to the story, of course, but you’ll find no spoilers here.In this authentic, if fictionalized, biography, Jeannine breathes new life into one of America’s favorite literary classics. Alcott scholars will find much to love, as will readers for whom this is a first introduction to the characters of Little Women. Rich imagery. Relatable characters. Settings of an era, and a storyline that inspires. Within the first few pages, I became friends with “the little woman in blue.” I embraced her faults and virtues, railed against her torments, and celebrated her brave, if sometimes misguided, efforts to strike a balance between her artistic and personal ambitions. Though I was sorry to reach the end, I will remember May Alcott's story, always.
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