The Other Alcott, Elise Hooper
The Other Alcott, Elise Hooper
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The Other Alcott
A Novel

Author: Elise Hooper

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/05/2017

Synopsis

Elise Hooper’s debut novel conjures the fascinating, untold story of May Alcott—Louisa’s youngest sister and an artist in her own right.We all know the story of the March sisters, heroines of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. But while everyone cheers on Jo March, based on Louisa herself, Amy March is often the least favorite sister. Now, it’s time to learn the truth about the real “Amy”, Louisa’s sister, May. Stylish, outgoing, creative, May Alcott grows up longing to experience the wide world beyond Concord, Massachusetts. While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May herself is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man’s profession. Life for the Alcott family has never been easy, so when Louisa’s Little Women is published, its success eases the financial burdens they’d faced for so many years. Everyone agrees the novel is charming, but May is struck to the core by the portrayal of selfish, spoiled “Amy March.” Is this what her beloved sister really thinks of her? So May embarks on a quest to discover her own true identity, as an artist and a woman. From Boston to Rome, London, and Paris, this brave, talented, and determined woman forges an amazing life of her own, making her so much more than merely “The Other Alcott.”

About Elise Hooper

A native New Englander, Elise Hooper spent several years writing for television and online news outlets before getting an MA and teaching high-school literature and history. Her debut novel, The Other Alcott, was a nominee for the 2017 Washington Book Award. More novels—Learning to See, Fast Girls, and Angels of the Pacific—followed, all centered on the lives of extraordinary but overlooked historical women. Hooper now lives in Seattle with her husband and two teenage daughters. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ann Marie (Lit·Wit·Wine·Dine) on September 18, 2017

***I'm running a giveaway on this book at Lit·Wit·Wine·Dine! Little Women was one of my favorite childhood reads. I don’t recall how old I was when I read it but I do remember that I longed to be one of the March girls. And I was so proud to have finished such an unimaginably long book! I found 449 p......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on September 09, 2017

I was fortunate enough to win a Kindle ebook copy of this book in a goodreads giveaway. Many thanks to the author and goodreads friend, Elise Hooper. I wish you great success with your debut tale based on the life of Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840-1879). Elise has obviously done a great deal of re......more

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt on July 17, 2020

Little Women was only one of those books that enraged me. . . I felt hoodwinked at the end, each time I read it, and soundly placed the blame on the author. She who leads readers on and then perversely switches the end she's been hinting at - any author who does that, without warning, well, they are......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on March 30, 2018

Though I love Little Women and knew it was somewhat autobiographical, I did not know a whole lot about the lives of the Alcotts. I very much enjoyed this sensitive and well-researched imagining of the life of the youngest Alcott, immortalized in Little Women as cute, willful, pretentious Amy. The re......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 11, 2017

Reading Elise Hooper’s debut reminded me of one of the first books I fell in love with as a young girl. I devoured The Other Alcott in the same fashion as Little Women. Transported to another time, lost in the pages of this vivid world that sweeps from Concord to Paris and London and Rome, this stor......more

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