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Alcott’s Imaginary Heroes:
The Little Women Legacy

A collection of essays by women of varied backgrounds,
testifying to the power of Little Women in their lives.
Includes essay by Susan Bailey

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Amazon review: Sigh! All the feels and more . . . 5 Star Review
October 29, 2018

I loved Little Women and all the sequels as a youth. Rereading as adult, I had more understanding and connection all the characters. This book validated those feelings.

Amazon review: Great book with a diverse set of essays on a beloved novel and its author 5 Star Review
October 4, 2018

I love this book. Any fan of Louisa May Alcott will want it and cherish it. Even those who know little about Alcott will find essays to enjoy from it. I was particularly impressed that the essays collectively cover so many aspects of Little Women and of its author’s life.

Louisa May Alcott:
Illuminated by The Message

(part of the Literary Portals to Prayer Series)

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Amazingly deep book – in 2 minute bites 5 Star Review
Posted by m.virginia.martin@me.com on Dec 14th 2016

I couldn’t put this down. It’s still next to my bed, and when I’m tired I pick it up to read … and keep on reading. It’s deceptively deep in short paragraphs, and makes me think. And smile all the way to sleep. Now I want to reread all the books she refers to.

River of Grace:
Creative Passages Through Difficult Times

A spiritual memoir of loss, grief and transformation, and the role of Louisa May Alcott in that transformation

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You don’t have to be Catholic to love this book 5 star review
posted by Gabrielle Donnelly, November 23, 2015

You don’t have to be Catholic to love this book. There is warmth and wisdom here for everyone who opens it, whether they are questioning their spiritual faith, struggling with personal loss, attempting to channel their creativity, or simply trying to make sense of a world that too often threatens to drive us all crazy. Through the pages of River Of Grace, Susan Bailey provides compassionate understanding of the day-to-day struggles of all of us, along with some gentle advice, a healthy dollop of encouragement for the future, and a series of practical exercises for spiritual fulfillment – outlined, in the tradition of the author’s native New England, in down-to-earth tones and pragmatically incorporating the uses of everyday household items to help us along the path to inner peace. But there is more to River Of Grace than just a self-help manual. Along the way, Bailey also makes us her personal friend by confiding, with a frankness and generosity that is at times extraordinary, the course of her own life – as a daughter, a mother, a wife, an artist, a religious believer, and not least, an enthusiastic kayaker along the rivers of New England, whose waters she loves with a passion, and whose natural grandeurs she instinctively loops – just as did her spiritual mentor Louisa May Alcott – full circle back to the spiritual world. Buy this book for yourself. Then buy another copy and give it to a friend. You can be sure she’ll thank you.

The Critter Room
Memory Book

(Fundraiser for Purrfect Pals,a no-kill cat shelter)

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Alcott’s Imaginary Heroes: The Little Women Legacy

Louisa May Alcott: Illuminated by The Message

River of Grace: Creative Passages Through Difficult Times

The Critter Room Memory Book

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Alcott’s Imaginary Heroes:
The Little Women Legacy

Louisa May Alcott:
Illuminated by The Message

River of Grace:
Creative Passages Through Difficult Times

The Critter Room
Memory Book