The Mad Women’s Ball Book Review: A Haunting Look at Women, Madness, and Control Some books disturb you loudly. Others do it quietly, almost politely, until you realize they have left a bruise. As a book, The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas belongs to the second kind. It is slim, atmospheric, and deceptively simple on Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author best known for her novel, Little Women. She was also a journalist, and an advocate for social justice and women’s rights. Alcott authored several other works, including Little Men and Jo’s Boys. She also wrote thrillers and Gothic novels under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard. Read more…