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I loved this. My sister has had metastatic breast cancer for 3+ years and had a not-so-great scan this month. I was definitely in the mood for sisterhood. I loved the life that Miller imagined for Margaret in and around the storyline of Little Women, adding in some of the truth of the time period (slavery, war, poverty, infant mortality, etc). Made me want to read an Alcott bio.

My October #bookspin. @TheAromaofBooks

Marmee‘s mantra to get herself through life is “Hope and keep busy.” By the novel‘s end,we see this mantra get her through her life‘s challenges.In this epistolary novel,we hear the story of Little Women from Marmee‘s point of view.While Civil War rages,Marmee is continuously engaged in her family‘s survival because Amos is sending little of his salary home.Unlike Amos,she struggles with the belief that God will provide.Consequently,her mission 🔽

So much of this book, written as an epistolary novel, records events that are historically accurate. On this April day in 1867, a black man named Christopher Jones tried to board a street car. He was arrested. I had no idea there were numerous incidents of blacks organizing such events immediately after blacks were freed.https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/richmond-streetcar-protest/

I was nervous going into this as I love Little Women but it did not disappoint! It‘s a retelling from Marmee‘s PoV but it‘s also so much more than that. There‘s lots of history and the family‘s backstory (which is largely based on Louisa May Alcott‘s real life family history). It is fascinating and beautifully written. Defo one of my fav books of the year. ❄️ ❤️ 🌲

These are my 5 star reads for the year! 🌟 #top23of23

#BookedInTime - Victorian era December 2023
@cuilin @dabbe
I really enjoyed my time in the Victorian era, a very cozy Christmas Reading month.

1. 4.5🌟 Marmee
2. 4 🌟 Keeping Christmas
3. 3🌟 The Beggar Girl's Christmas

4.5🌟
A delightful Twist on Little Women from Marmee's point of view.
#WinterGames #SnowAngels @Emilymdxn
#WGWordSearch 650 total
#HolidayRomanceReadathon @Peanutnine
#LittenListen @Aperfectmjk
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern

Don‘t you just love it when you completely forget you preordered a book then it suddenly appears on your doorstep like a gift from the book fairies! 🧚‍♀️ 🪄 💫

This book was a pleasant surprise. Borrowed this from my mother-in-law after she read and enjoyed it. I love Little Women and Miller clearly does as well. The entire novel is told through Margaret “Marmee” March‘s diary entries 1861-1868. Not so much a retelling as a complement to the original story. Oh, and how gorgeous are those endpapers?

This book was so good! I liked it better than “Little Women”!

Whether you've been a fan of Little Women for years or you're new to this delightful story, Marker is a wonderful read.

The perspective gives great insight into the original story, but it also feels like it's own story as well. All of the characters you love are present and seeing them through Marmee's eyes made me fall in love with all the girls all over again.

I really liked this take on Little Women! Marmee felt authentic without ever adding grittiness for the sake of "realism," and I appreciated her bravery and complexity. Superfans shouldn't be afraid! #historicalfiction

So excited to read Marmee a book based ona character from Little Women the book that I fel in love the first time I read it.