Gabrielle Donnelly was born and brought up in London, where she worked as a journalist on women's magazines before moving to Los Angeles to specialize in show business journalism. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and has been an ardent fan of Louisa May Alcott since she was a young girl.
"[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"
"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 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"
"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"
"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
"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"
"Marvelously entertaining, Gabrielle Donnelly's WITH LOVE FROM JO
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
Donnelly's (The Girl in the Photograph) latest chronicles the lives of the descendants of Louisa May Alcott's March family. Specifically, Donnelly explores what the great-great-granddaughters of the dynamic Jo would be like. Sisters Emma, Lulu, and Sophie are all as different as can be, but they struggle equally to determine what types of lives they want. Lulu in particular feels she doesn't have the same luck in love as her older sister, Emma, nor the same direction for a career as her younger one. When Lulu stumbles upon the letters of Jo March, a new world that is different in time but similar in its themes is revealed to her as well as a kinship to the relative she never met. VERDICT Donnelly starts with a great premise, but readers have to keep track of lots of characters. The dialog and plot are sometimes slowed by contrived transitions. Still, fans of Little Women may enjoy this reinterpretation.-Anne M. Miskewitch, Chicago P.L. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
"[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"
"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 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"
"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"
"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
"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"
"Marvelously entertaining, Gabrielle Donnelly's WITH LOVE FROM JO
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
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