When Josephine March's great-great-granddaughter stumbles across her letters, the "Little Women" shed a glorious light on a new generation of sisters. The Atwaters are a loving, sprawling mess of a family and Fee's three daughters, Emma, Lulu and Sophie couldn't be less alike if they tried. Emma is planning her wedding, Sophie is an up-and-coming actress, but Lulu - the cleverest of them all - is more than a little lost. If life is for living, why is she stuck in a series of dead-end jobs? Grandma Jo's letters had been gathering dust in the attic for decades, but when Lulu gets her hands on them, everything seems to change and different worlds begin to open up. And even though dark family secrets emerge, Jo's words offer comfort and guidance across the centuries. Sometimes family is all that matters. And sisters are the closest friends you can find.
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"Donnelly's "The Little Women Letters" imagines how modern versions of the March sisters might have lived. . . . Donnelly writes with obvious passion for the classic take and successfully applies a fresh sensibility to the three modern sisters. Nostalgic without being deferential, jocular without being flippant...Beautifully crafted." --"Booklist"
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"Marvelously entertaining, Gabrielle Donnelly's THE LITTLE WOMEN LETTERS evokes the spirit of Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN with warmth and affection. I thoroughly enjoyed every word of this wonderful book." —Jennifer Chiaverini, author of the New York Times bestselling Elm Creek Quilts novels
“Gabrielle Donnelly's THE LITTLE WOMEN LETTERS radiates a rare warmth and charm that had me smiling from beginning to end. The characters absolutely live, and the story is utterly compelling. I quite simply love Donnelly's voice!” ---Santa Montefiore, author of The French Gardener and The Mermaid Garden
“Witty, warm, and bubbling over with voice, The Little Women Letters is a love letter to and from a set of unforgettable heroines. Gabrielle Donnelly's homage is just what a literary tribute should be: full of compassion, heart, and fun.” - - Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A sheer delight, full of gentle humor and homespun wisdom." --Katie Fforde, author of Love Letters
"Gabrielle Donnelly's absorbing novel sweeps you across time and generations of family, bound together through love and the strife and joys of daily life. A refreshingly hopeful story that grips you so thoroughly you'll want to lock your door and read, read, read!" --Carol Cassella, author of Healer and Oxygen
"I LOVED this book - it was like a personal treasure trove. The letters sound just exactly as if Jo had written them, and isn't it what we'd always wanted and thought we could never have - more of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy?" --Penny Vincenzi, author of The Best of Times
“[A] light, spirited tale about modern women with old-fashioned values.” --Publishers Weekly
“Donnelly’s The Little Women Letters imagines how modern versions of the March sisters might have lived. . . . Donnelly writes with obvious passion for the classic take and successfully applies a fresh sensibility to the three modern sisters. Nostalgic without being deferential, jocular without being flippant…Beautifully crafted.” --Booklist
“Could be just the perfect pool-side read.” --The Washington Post
“For those who yearn for the verve and wit and chagrin of Alcott, ‘The Little Women Letters’ offers a thoroughly modern . . . twist.” --Seattle Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
“Gabrielle Donnelly's THE LITTLE WOMEN LETTERS radiates a rare warmth and charm that had me smiling from beginning to end. The characters absolutely live, and the story is utterly compelling. I quite simply love Donnelly's voice!” ---Santa Montefiore, author of The French Gardener and The Mermaid Garden
“Witty, warm, and bubbling over with voice, The Little Women Letters is a love letter to and from a set of unforgettable heroines. Gabrielle Donnelly's homage is just what a literary tribute should be: full of compassion, heart, and fun.” - - Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A sheer delight, full of gentle humor and homespun wisdom." --Katie Fforde, author of Love Letters
"Gabrielle Donnelly's absorbing novel sweeps you across time and generations of family, bound together through love and the strife and joys of daily life. A refreshingly hopeful story that grips you so thoroughly you'll want to lock your door and read, read, read!" --Carol Cassella, author of Healer and Oxygen
"I LOVED this book - it was like a personal treasure trove. The letters sound just exactly as if Jo had written them, and isn't it what we'd always wanted and thought we could never have - more of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy?" --Penny Vincenzi, author of The Best of Times
“[A] light, spirited tale about modern women with old-fashioned values.” --Publishers Weekly
“Donnelly’s The Little Women Letters imagines how modern versions of the March sisters might have lived. . . . Donnelly writes with obvious passion for the classic take and successfully applies a fresh sensibility to the three modern sisters. Nostalgic without being deferential, jocular without being flippant…Beautifully crafted.” --Booklist
“Could be just the perfect pool-side read.” --The Washington Post
“For those who yearn for the verve and wit and chagrin of Alcott, ‘The Little Women Letters’ offers a thoroughly modern . . . twist.” --Seattle Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was never a Little Women fan but I love this book. I found the characters to be fun, loving and people I would like to know. The story is interesting and engaging, Ms. Donnelly has a real feel for family and how women relate to one another. I loved the way she used the letters to interweave the story line between modern day and the late 1800s. I highly recommend this book and don't think that you will be disappointed.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
To be honest, my opinion about this book is split. The Little Women angle is wonderful. Modern day Lulu finds a cache of letters in her mother's attic that are correspondences between the original March sisters, much as they would have been as they grew older through the years. The letters were so well-written and true to Alcott's characters that at times I forgot that they were written by Donnelly. I really enjoyed imagining what sort of lives the March sisters would have lived and how gracefully they would have aged and enjoyed their various offsprings.
While I enjoyed the March sisters' letters and the stroll down Little Women memory lane, the modern day family was not as entertaining to me as a reader. It is clear that the modern day sisters were written to resemble their March sister relatives. Lulu acts like Jo would have and of course Amy is represented by the theatrical sister Sophie. It's just that the modern family was never as engaging as the original sisters. Sisters fight, sisters sarcastically put each other down, sisters rally to the aid of each other...
Overall this book is a very fun read, but I found myself reading the letters between the March sisters with much more interest than I read the story of the modern sisters.
While I enjoyed the March sisters' letters and the stroll down Little Women memory lane, the modern day family was not as entertaining to me as a reader. It is clear that the modern day sisters were written to resemble their March sister relatives. Lulu acts like Jo would have and of course Amy is represented by the theatrical sister Sophie. It's just that the modern family was never as engaging as the original sisters. Sisters fight, sisters sarcastically put each other down, sisters rally to the aid of each other...
Overall this book is a very fun read, but I found myself reading the letters between the March sisters with much more interest than I read the story of the modern sisters.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Fee shook her head, leaned forward across the table, and laid a hand on her daughter's. 'Treats,' she said firmly."
This quote from the book has the mom telling one of her daughters that every woman needs a treat in their life to make a happy marriage. This book is a treat! I reread Little Women before I read this book to get the characters fresh in my mind, but you really don't need to in order to enjoy the book. The author's voice is current, descriptive, and full of a wicked sense of humor!The characters are believable and interesting. The way she described current London made me feel as if I have been there.This a book I highly recommend for any female from 15 years up. Give us more, Gabrielle!
This quote from the book has the mom telling one of her daughters that every woman needs a treat in their life to make a happy marriage. This book is a treat! I reread Little Women before I read this book to get the characters fresh in my mind, but you really don't need to in order to enjoy the book. The author's voice is current, descriptive, and full of a wicked sense of humor!The characters are believable and interesting. The way she described current London made me feel as if I have been there.This a book I highly recommend for any female from 15 years up. Give us more, Gabrielle!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.5 out of 5
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I tend to have a heavy hand giving highest marks to all the books I love, but its not fair to the authors to give every one of them a 5. Read more
Published 18 days ago by GC
A Future Generation Of The March Sisters . . .
The Little Women Letters is Gabrielle Donnelly's imagining of a future generation of the March sisters, who first appeared in Louisa May Alcott's book, Little Women. Read more
Published 1 month ago by "The Literary Lioness"
A vacaction read
I was not very impressed with this book. It was an okay read. Maybe I was not in the mood, but I found myself really rushing through the pages to get to the ending. Read more
Published 2 months ago by bookreader "Melanie"
A classic in the making
The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly was an excellent read. I seldom actually laugh at sitcoms and the like, but certain little scenes and bits of clever dialogue in this... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Landwehr
I Struggled to Enjoy this book
I thought it would be a book that I would love or even like but to be honest I find the story weak and really struggled to keep reading, I hoped that maybe the end would make up... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ann Gorman
Great Spin on an Old Classic
Well I can say that I am definitely a Lousia May Alcott fan. I have read Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. Herring
Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will be delighted
The three Atwater sisters are all very different. First, there's Emma who is reliable, goodnatured, and is currently planning a wedding. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Confessions of a Book Addict
A unique spin off Alcott's classic, Little Women
have to confess something...I am a big fan of the original Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. When I was pregnant with my oldest child (my first and only daughter, to be followed... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Christine Jensen
Donnelly takes a classic story of sisterhood to concoct a fun and...
Like a stock character from American chick lit, Lulu has some very common issues. She is floundering while those around her are getting their lives in some serious order. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bookreporter
The Little Women...Continued...
This book was absolutely FANTASTIC! There was not a single passage, not a single page that wasn't relevant in building up the characters, or moving the story along. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Hira N. Hasnain
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