| Little Women, Special Edition Contributor(s): Alcott, Louisa May (Author), Fontainne, Ashley (Foreword by), Hansen, Lillian (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 198258520X ISBN-13: 9781982585204 Publisher: Spoken Realms OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March-detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. This Special Edition celebrating the 150th year since publication includes excerpts from Louisa May Alcott, her Life, Letters, and Journals and Little Women Part 1 and 2. Foreword provided by Ashley Fontainne and Lillian Hansen |
Contributor Bio(s): Alcott, Louisa May: - Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Educated by her father until she was sixteen, she also studied under Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Theodore Parker. A prolific writer, her most famous work was Little Women, a timeless American classic. Fontainne, Ashley: -Ashley Fontainne, an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, is an avid reader of mostly the classics. Her favorite reads are stories that immerse the reader deep into the human psyche and the monsters lurking within. Her short thriller, Number Seventy-Five, won the bronze medal in fiction/suspense at the 2013 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards and is in production for a feature film. Her paranormal thriller, The Lie, won the gold medal for fiction/suspense at the 2013 Illumination Book Awards and is also in production for a feature film entitled Foreseen. Her other books include Growl, Empty Shell, Whispered Pain, and Blood Ties: The Bonds Are Permanent, coauthored with her mother, Lillian Hansen Hansen, Lillian: -Lillian Hansen is Ashley Fontainne's mother and lives in Arkansas. Emmes, Andrea: -Andrea Emmes is an actress and audiobook narrator. She started as a SAG-AFTRA equity actor and has been performing for over twenty years on stage, TV, and film. She is an Audible Approved Narrator known as the Girl with a Thousand Voices, her wide range of character voices and dynamic, emotionally invested performances has reviewers and listeners alike commenting on how she effortlessly pulls listeners in, has versatility and charisma, and is quite suited for young adult literature. She has won the LA Music Award for Best Contemporary Christian Artist for her 2008 debut release album I'm On My Way. She earned an AA in fine arts and a BS in art and design. |