A Long Fatal Love Chase

"I'd gladly sell my soul to Satan for a year of freedom," cries impetuous Rosamond Vivian to her callous grandfather. Then, one stormy night, a brooding stranger appears in her remote island home, ready to take Rosamond to her word. Spellbound by the mysterious Philip Tempest, Rosamond is seduced with promises of love and freedom, then spirited away on Tempest's sumptuous yacht. But she soon finds herself trapped in a web of intrigue, cruelty, and deceit. Desperate to escape, she flees to Italy, France, and Germany, from Parisian garret to mental asylum, from convent to chateau, as Tempest stalks every step of the fiery beauty who has become his obsession. A story of dark love and passionate obsession that was considered "too sensational" to be published in the authors lifetime,A Long Fatal Love Chasewas written for magazine serialization in 1866, two years before the publication ofLittle Women. Buried among Louisa May Alcott's papers for more than a century, its publication is a literary landmarka novel that is bold, timeless, and mesmerizing." From the Paperback edition.

Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts.  She is best known for her books for children.  The daughter of philosopher and reformer Amons Bronson Alcott, she was also a supporter of women's rights and an abolitionist.  Family debts led her to write the autobiographical novel <i>Little Women</i> (1868).  The book was a huge success, followed by <i>Little Men, An Old-Fashioned Girl,</i> and several other novels.