Louisa May Alcott: Illuminated by The Message: “Susan Bailey's new book is part of a series called Literary Portals to Prayer, which is meant to encourage a kind of literary lectio divina, a form of contemplative reading that is a pathway to prayer. An intriguing idea for a book, no? And there’s no better person to write it than Susan Bailey.” Lori Erickson, The Holy Rover on Patheos
“I never fully realized how much spiritual content is integrated into her body of work. Ms. Bailey extracts beautiful and uplifting passages and pairs them with Biblical ones that make similar points. It includes some of Alcott’s less well known works which makes me want to read those that I have missed.” Diane Brandi
Susan Bailey has compiled a remarkable edition of side by side texts, demonstrating a deep understanding of the life, world, and spirituality of Alcott. The matches [with the Bible} are spot on and insightful. Eileen Charbonneau. award-winning author
River of Grace: Susan Bailey’s powerful and beautifully-written book is much more than an insightful spiritual memoir. River of Grace is also a brilliant reflection on the connections between creativity and grace. A book one to cherish. Amy Belding Brown, author of Mr. Emerson’s Wife and Flight of the Sparrow
Susan Bailey is an accomplished researcher of all things pertaining to Louisa May Alcott. I found joy in the way that [she] shares about her favorite authoress. Miss Alcott's books wedged themselves into Susan's soul and allowed her to identify parallels and discover herself again. This is not a story of how to get over grief fast -- but how to deal with it and give your afflictions to the Almighty. Tarissa, In the Bookcase blog
"A very strange and solemn feeling came over me as I stood there, with no sound but the rustle of the pines, no one near me, and the sun so glorious, as for me alone. It seemed as if I felt God as I never did before, and I prayed in my heart that I might keep that happy sense of nearness all my life."
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A very merry Christmas to you and a great big thank you for all your work and your posts and you passion in Louisa.
Thank you! The perfect thing to do. I think I’ll settle on the couch with my cats and read these stories again.
Thanks for the list. I saw a new Christmas anthology at Orchard House but the stories were all included in previous compilations, which I already owned. I didn’t buy any books in Concord this year 😦 The Witch’s Curse is not out yet and the staff at Orchard House didn’t know about it. They do now! 😀
Good for you! Do you suppose we’ll ever get to the point where there is nothing left to buy? Never! 🙂
Thanks for sharing! I need to read these!
How wonderful, thanks so much for giving these little stories to us, Susan! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas full of blessings!
Thank you, and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!