My mother, Deborah Weisgall, has an article in the American Prospect about Little Women that just went live online today. The piece is brilliant (honestly, it is; this is not a daughter being biased). She writes about the book in a deeply thoughtful and nuanced way, exploring the subversive undertones and the intersection of Louisa May Alcott's life with her art. Please check it out--it is funny, entertaining, and deeply important work.
And to go with the piece, here are a few photos I took of Orchard House, where Louisa May Alcott lived in Concord, MA (check out my recent post on my family's literary trek through the cemetery where Alcott, Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne are buried). It is the most visited small museum in Massachusetts; people flock to the house to pay homage to their literary hero, the woman who wrote the most famous young adult novel of all time. But you'll have to read the article to understand why it's not just a great girl's book, but a complicated and heartbreaking story (pictures after the jump).
The entrance.
The school Louisa built for her father to teach in behind the house.
What's an orchard without apples?
The back door.
Timely piece, my dear mother. Timely piece.
These are my two favorite photos of the house; tree shadows.
Now check out the article!
