The Chase - Louisa May Alcott

This was one of Alcott's earliest novels but it was deemed to be too provocative and daring, hence was never printed in her lifetime. The novel has now been editted and published but still retains the original work of Alcott. The story is about Rosamond Vivien, a young girl who has been living all her life in recluse with her grandfather in the coast of England. Rose is very passionate, lively and daring, she yearns to see the world and to be free to her hearts content. Her dreams come true when one night, they are visited by an old friend of her grandfather, Phillip Tempest. He soon falls in love with Rose and tempts her to start a life full of ...  Read the complete review