The other Alcott / Elise Hooper.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 408, 17 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062645333; 0062645331Subject(s): Alcott, May, 1840-1879 -- Fiction | Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Family -- Fiction | Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888 -- Fiction | Alcott, Abba May, 1800-1877 -- Fiction | Pratt, Anna Bronson Alcott, 1831-1893 -- Fiction | Alcott, Beth -- Fiction | Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888 -- Family -- Fiction | Alcott, Abba May, 1800-1877 | Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888 | Alcott, Beth | Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 | Alcott, May, 1840-1879 | Pratt, Anna Bronson Alcott, 1831-1893 | Artists -- Fiction | Sisters -- Fiction | Artists -- Fiction | Sisters -- Fiction | Sisters -- Fiction | Artists -- Fiction | FICTION / Biographical | FICTION / Family Life | FICTION / Historical | Artists | Families | SistersGenre/Form: Biographical fiction. | Historical fiction. | Biographical fiction. | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Biographical fiction. | Biographical fiction. | Historical fiction.DDC classification: 813/.6 LOC classification: PS3608.O59455 | O84 2017Summary: While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May Alcott is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man's profession. When Louisa's Little Women is published, its success eases the family's financial burdens. But May is struck to the core by the portrayal of selfish, spoiled "Amy March." Is this what her beloved sister really thinks of her? May embarks on a quest to discover her own true identity, as an artist and a woman.
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While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May Alcott is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man's profession. When Louisa's Little Women is published, its success eases the family's financial burdens. But May is struck to the core by the portrayal of selfish, spoiled "Amy March." Is this what her beloved sister really thinks of her? May embarks on a quest to discover her own true identity, as an artist and a woman.
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