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Many readers, upon seeing the name Louisa May Alcott, are transported back to safe and secure memories of happy young ladies growing up in a nurturing home environment, as they likely are familiar with her from reading Little Women, Rose in Bloom, or other charming Alcott tales. However, this is a different side of Alcott than these readers have ever seen before, and proves that Alcott is not entirely sugar and spice, but has some snips and snails in there as well. As this book was marketed as a sensational, even “erotic” thriller (according to Newsday), I was expecting low-quality bodice-bursting kept safely under the lid by nineteenth-century conventions, but in fact, Alcott’s work is more complex than that.

“He stalked her every step––for she had become his obsession…”, the cover page reads, and the title also points towards a “love chase” that is both “long” and “fatal.” Rosamond Vivian, an innocent but strikingly modern-minded young lady, fed up with a life of captivity with an unloving grandfather, determines that she would like nothing better than “a year of freedom.” Suddenly, far too suddenly, a tall dark handsome stranger named Phillip Tempest, shows up in the middle of a…tempest…and creates a perfect *storm* of emotions in Rosamond’s susceptible heart. (See, I could write cheap copy any day of the week!) Under his spell, she embarks on a whirlwind adventure, deliriously happy despite numerous indications that her new husband is basically the Devil, and when the rose-colored glasses come off and our little ‘rose in bloom’ realizes that her blossom has been plucked in a sham marriage that, even had it been genuine, would have been bigamous, it is too late to back out. The love chase is long and it is fatal, but before its end, the reader is thrown around many exotic locales and introduced to many intriguing forces for good, members of the Tempest household, and sinister henchmen. Originally written for magazine serialization (but not published because it was deemed too envelope-pushing), each chapter hits the reader with a new surprise and holds their attention in a viselike grip. The conventions of swashbuckling romance fiction, having gained new originality through long disuse, are met and exceeded in this lurid tale of peril and passion. Who knew that Miss Louisa May had it in her?

This edition, marketed for the general public, is a good argument for abolishing general publics. The cover is quite attractive, but marred by the cheesy “tag” shared above, and the all-important designation of NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Four pages of silly snippets from reviewers, determined to cast this book as a nineteenth-century Fifty Shades of Grey, do much to turn non-casual readers away before even beginning. The back cover is also constructed with an eye to “netting occasional readers.” However, the interior layout is fair, and a brief note on how the work came to be published by Kent Bicknell, the high school principal who discovered, purchased, edited, and released the manuscript, adds valuable context. And the low price Dell Publishing is able to offer is nothing to sneeze at.

I recommend this book to lovers of romance and adventure, persons who are interested in discovering “the other Alcott,” American literature scholars, and the very large number of people who enjoy reading about long, fatal love chases.


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A Long Fatal Love Chase Louisa May Alcott 9780440223016 Books Reviews

I could not put it down and then felt kind is dumb after finishing it like I'd just read twilight for the first time or something. But if you're looking for a light, exciting read this is your book!
Looking forward to ready a different style of L.M.A..........other than Little Women! Who know L.M.A. wrote all these other books, I did not!
I read this for a Literature of the Romantics class, and ended up finishing it in a matter of hours. This is not the Louisa May Alcott I was raised with- this is so much better! The characters are sexy and relatable for a Victorian work that isn't erotica. The tale twists and turns into a sensational novel that feels like a contemporary thriller.
This was a change from little women but it was an intriguing read! I think they were right when they said she wrote this when her hair was down and her dander up!lol
This is an excellent story by Lousa May Alcott. Very different from Little Women, Rose in Bloom and what we usually read from her, but nonetheless fascinating and encapturing. Great book!! Highly recommended for Alcott fans looking for some diversity.
This book surprised me, even after reading everything else Alcott has written (and I do mean EVERYTHING). This is a surprisingly dark book that was refreshing compared to all of her more saccharine children's morality tales. I really enjoyed reading it, and now I can officially say I have read ALL of her work.
My sister told me about this one and I thought she had to be joking. Louisa May Alcott wrote a Gothic Bodice-Ripper? No...please no.

I immediately went home and got it ordered off . The day it came, sitting so discreetly in that smiley face box on my porch, I grabbed it and ordered pizza because there was no way I was going to be cooking that night. Luckily that was Friday and I had the weekend. I finished it Saturday evening and my eyes were so tired I couldn't focus, but I closed that book with a sigh and a rapidly beating heart. Yes, our beloved LMA did indeed write a gothic romance complete with heaving chests and a ripped piece of clothing or two.

Our main character is a young and sheltered girl, Rosamond, who is loved too little by a cold and rather typical Victorian novel grandfather. She's full of life and vigor and I think a little stir crazy. She's also full of romance in her heart. We should be careful what we wish for is the refrain that was playing in my head as this story opened. And lo and behold, the romantic yet dangerously named Philip Tempest shows up at the perfect moment to capitalize on the vulnerability of the girl.

What follows is a shocking tale of obsession, stalking, helplessness and fear combined with lust. And it is exactly what the title implies; a long and fatal love chase. If I say what happens at the end I'll completely ruin it and be hated for it, but I didn't like the ending and wished it had been opposite. You'll see when you read it. It works great and is just right for the time it was written but I'm just contrary enough to wish she'd had more modern consequences and a .357 revolver.

The writing is exciting and very smooth. I found reading it to be a pleasure and not cluttered up in the way so many "trash" novels of the time are. There were many occassions where I wanted to smack our heroine and said so out loud, but I never stopped turning the pages or enjoying the ride.

If you were a fan of Little Women as a girl and have this idea of LMA as a sort of Jo character (as I did) then you should certainly pick this up and give it a read. Then go back and read Little Women again. You'll giggle at points in LW that you never did before remembering this book. I promise.
Many readers, upon seeing the name Louisa May Alcott, are transported back to safe and secure memories of happy young ladies growing up in a nurturing home environment, as they likely are familiar with her from reading Little Women, Rose in Bloom, or other charming Alcott tales. However, this is a different side of Alcott than these readers have ever seen before, and proves that Alcott is not entirely sugar and spice, but has some snips and snails in there as well. As this book was marketed as a sensational, even “erotic” thriller (according to Newsday), I was expecting low-quality bodice-bursting kept safely under the lid by nineteenth-century conventions, but in fact, Alcott’s work is more complex than that.

“He stalked her every step––for she had become his obsession…”, the cover page reads, and the title also points towards a “love chase” that is both “long” and “fatal.” Rosamond Vivian, an innocent but strikingly modern-minded young lady, fed up with a life of captivity with an unloving grandfather, determines that she would like nothing better than “a year of freedom.” Suddenly, far too suddenly, a tall dark handsome stranger named Phillip Tempest, shows up in the middle of a…tempest…and creates a perfect *storm* of emotions in Rosamond’s susceptible heart. (See, I could write cheap copy any day of the week!) Under his spell, she embarks on a whirlwind adventure, deliriously happy despite numerous indications that her new husband is basically the Devil, and when the rose-colored glasses come off and our little ‘rose in bloom’ realizes that her blossom has been plucked in a sham marriage that, even had it been genuine, would have been bigamous, it is too late to back out. The love chase is long and it is fatal, but before its end, the reader is thrown around many exotic locales and introduced to many intriguing forces for good, members of the Tempest household, and sinister henchmen. Originally written for magazine serialization (but not published because it was deemed too envelope-pushing), each chapter hits the reader with a new surprise and holds their attention in a viselike grip. The conventions of swashbuckling romance fiction, having gained new originality through long disuse, are met and exceeded in this lurid tale of peril and passion. Who knew that Miss Louisa May had it in her?

This edition, marketed for the general public, is a good argument for abolishing general publics. The cover is quite attractive, but marred by the cheesy “tag” shared above, and the all-important designation of NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Four pages of silly snippets from reviewers, determined to cast this book as a nineteenth-century Fifty Shades of Grey, do much to turn non-casual readers away before even beginning. The back cover is also constructed with an eye to “netting occasional readers.” However, the interior layout is fair, and a brief note on how the work came to be published by Kent Bicknell, the high school principal who discovered, purchased, edited, and released the manuscript, adds valuable context. And the low price Dell Publishing is able to offer is nothing to sneeze at.

I recommend this book to lovers of romance and adventure, persons who are interested in discovering “the other Alcott,” American literature scholars, and the very large number of people who enjoy reading about long, fatal love chases.