Gabrielle Donnelly’s debut novel The Little Women Letters was released a few weeks ago and appears to be heavily based on the novel Little Women. I must admit, I’ve never read Little Women (I do apologise, I’m sure that’s sacrilegious of me to have no read it). I just wondered what people who have read Little Women think of novels that bring old classics back to life with their own twists? Here’s what it’s about and I must admit, it does sound interesting:

When Josephine March’s great-great-granddaughter stumbles across her letters, the Little Women shed a glorious light on a new generation of sisters. The Atwaters are a loving, sprawling mess of a family and Fee’s three daughters, Emma, Lulu and Sophie couldn’t be less alike if they tried. Emma is planning her wedding, Sophie is an up-and-coming actress, but Lulu – the cleverest of them all – is more than a little lost. If life is for living, why is she stuck in a series of dead-end jobs? Grandma Jo’s letters had been gathering dust in the attic for decades, but when Lulu gets her hands on them, everything seems to change and different worlds begin to open up. And even though dark family secrets emerge, Jo’s words offer comfort and guidance across the centuries. Sometimes family is all that matters. And sisters are the closest friends you can find.

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