Jeannine Atkins’ historical novel on May Alcott called Little Woman in Blue: A Novel of May Alcott is now available from Amazon. She posted a wonderful write-up on May’s time in Paris with artist peers such as Mary Cassatt through books she used to research her book. Be sure and order Jeannine’s book on Amazon and remind yourself to write a review—it will give her book a great boost on Amazon and let others know about it.
Gabrielle Donnelly, author of The Little Women Letters is writing a review as we speak and I will add my thoughts too. Let’s just say we are really excited! In the meantime, enjoy this peak into May’s past in Gay Paree!
During the years of writing Little Woman in Blue: A Novel of May Alcott, I was delighted to catch sight of May wherever I could. Most often this was in biographies that focused on her sister Louisa May Alcott and sometimes their parents, Abigail and Bronson. I also came to know May from memoirs of nineteenth century neighbors, such as novelist Julian Hawthorne and sculptor Daniel Chester French. I was delighted to find May in two novels by contemporary women that feature Mary Cassatt. Both May Alcott and Mary Cassatt were expatriate painters in Paris at the same time and became friends. I liked to imagine walking in on one of the Thursday night soirées at the Cassatt family home in Montmartre, or listening in as May and Mary rode in a horse-drawn carriage through an elegant park.
One book that gives a fictional peek into their lives in 1870’s…
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Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 
Thank you! I SO appreciate your kindness toward me, May, and Little Woman in Blue! And I do think you’ll be touched by Lydia Cassatt Reads the Morning Paper.
It’s on my list! 🙂 And you’re welcome, my pleasure. I can hardly wait to read what Gabrielle writes. 🙂
I am reviewing this for my blog also, almost done reading. LOVE it! Even if it wasn’t based on real people I’d love it as a novel about fictional people, both Louisa and May are written in such complex ways.
Wonderful, looking forward to reading your review. Please email me at louisamayalcottismypassion@gmail.com when it’s up. And yes, I couldn’t agree more!