{"product_id":"my-heart-is-boundless-eve-laplante-9781476702803","title":"My Heart Is Boundless: Writings of Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003eEdited by award-winning biographer Eve LaPlante, a collection of the letters and diaries of Louisa May Alcott's mother, Abigail--a forward-thinking feminist whose advice and example profoundly shaped her famous daughter \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Marmee\" is one of the most recognizable mothers in American literature. But the real woman behind the fiction--Louisa May Alcott's own mother, Abigail--has for more than a century remained shrouded in mystery. Scholars believed that her papers were burned by her daughter and husband, as they claimed, and that little additional information survived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil now. When Abigail's biographer and great-niece Eve LaPlante found a collection of letters and diaries in an attic trunk and began exploring the Alcott family archives, a window opened onto the life of this woman who has for too long been hiding in plain sight. These discoveries, and others, inform LaPlante's groundbreaking new dual biography, \u003ci\u003eMarmee \u0026amp; Louisa\u003c\/i\u003e, a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eMy Heart Is Boundless\u003c\/i\u003e. No self-effacing housewife, Abigail was a passionate writer and thinker, a feminist far ahead of her time. She taught her daughters the importance of supporting themselves and dreamed of a day when a woman, like a man, could enjoy both a family and a career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere at last, in her own words, is this extraordinary woman's story, brought to the public for the first time. Full of wit, charm, and astonishing wisdom, Abigail's private writings offer a moving, intimate portrait of a mother, a wife, a sister, and a fierce intellect that demands to be heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eve Laplante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476702802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476702803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2012 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2012 pg. 18","brand":"Eve Laplante","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058882507007,"sku":"9781476702803","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c10743a-6b3f-41c5-950d-e3c7d5974465.jpg?v=1685055029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-heart-is-boundless-eve-laplante-9781476702803","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}