Based on Louisa May Alcott’s own Journals, National Book Award winner Gloria Whelan’s novel breathes new life into a forgotten chapter from the youth of the beloved author of Little Women.I just spent a beautiful weekend on Michigan’s Mackinac (pronounced Mack-in-awe) Island celebrating my fifteenth anniversary. Unfolding together, the two accounts reveal one remarkable tale of a young writer finding her voice. With the words ‘This is to be my secret diary,’ Louisa begins recording a very different version of events. But her family’s journey can’t erase her own dreams, doubts, frustrations, and fears. Louisa keeps a journal in which she vows to try to uphold her father’s high ideals.
Louisa’s father is determined to realize his vision of a perfect life: one where people live in peace with each other and with nature, surviving off the land. In 1843, with all their possessions loaded onto a single wagon, young Louisa May Alcott and her family bravely venture into the wilderness. This day we left Concord in the rain to travel by wagon the ten miles to our new home, which Father has named Fruitlands… Can she give up her island for a life in London society with James? Or does her heart belong back on Mackinac, surrounded by the land and people she loves? With masterful storytelling, accurate historical detail, and a charismatic protagonist, critically acclaimed author Gloria Whelan presents a captivating sequel to her 1996 Great Lakes Book Award winner Once On This Island. Soon Mary finds herself facing the most difficult decision of her life. As the two tour London together, their fondness for each other grows. Upon her arrival in England, Mary finds herself swept up into society and learns that James is none other than Lord Lindsay, son of the Duke of Oakbridge. Although the captain does not appreciate her efforts, she captures the eye of a young midshipman named James Lindsay. During her voyage on the British frigate Comfort, which will carry her from New York to London, Mary does her best to be of assistance. Now for the first time in her life, Mary is leaving that island traveling to London to visit her sister Angelique. Once again the American flag flies proudly over the remote island of Mackinac, which Mary O’Shea calls home. The year is 1816, and the war between England and the United States has come to an end.
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