Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother

Marmee & Louisa, hailed by NPR as one of the best books of 2012, paints an exquisitely moving and utterly convincing portrait of Louisa May Alcott and her mother, the real Marmee. Award-winning biogra…

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