Scribbles, Sorrows, and Russet Leather Boots: The Life of Louisa May Alcott (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763694357)

Insightful, exciting, and deeply moving, Liz Rosenberg's distinctive portrait of the author of Little Women reveals some of her life's more complex and daring aspects.

Moody and restless, teenage Louisa longed for freedom. Faced with the expectations of her loving but hapless family, the Alcotts, and of nineteenth-century New England society, Louisa struggled to find her place. On long meandering runs through the woods behind Orchard House, she thought about a future where she could write and think and dream. Undaunted by periods of abject poverty and enriched by friendships with some of the greatest minds of her time and place, she was determined to have this future, no matter the cost.

Drawing on the surviving journals and letters of Louisa and her family and friends, author and poet Liz Rosenberg reunites Louisa May Alcott with her most ardent readers. In this warm and sometimes heartbreaking biography, Rosenberg delves deep into the oftentimes secretive life of a woman who was ahead of her time, imbued with social conscience, and always moving toward her future with a determination that would bring her fame, tragedy, and the realization of her biggest dreams.

Author: Liz Rosenberg
ISBN-10: 0763694355
ISBN-13: 9780763694357
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2021
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 39