Author: evelaplante

Louisa May Alcott was one of the most successful and bestselling authors of her day, earning more than any of her male contemporaries. Her classic Little Women has been a mainstay of American literature since its release nearly 150 years ago, as Jo March and her calm, beloved “Marmee” have shaped and inspired generations of young women. Biographers have consistently attributed Louisa’s uncommon … uncommon success to her father, Bronson Alcott, assuming that this outspoken idealist was the source of his daughter’s progressive thinking and remarkable independence. But in this riveting dual biography, award-winning biographer Eve LaPlante explodes these myths,…

Pregnant with her 16th child, midwife Anne Hutchinson defied the Puritans, faced down the Massachusetts General Court, and formed a new colony in Rhode Island. This fascinating portrait “deftly depicts the gritty world of colonial New England” (Booklist).