We all wish we could ask a writer, "why?", and Jo and Laurie is an example of where this has been put into action - a re-imagining of a life we think we know about, or have interpreted a life to be in Josephine March. This may not be everyone's interpretation, but it is a bold move to attempt to "re-tell" a classic from a different point of view, even though this is not a re-telling; it is a imagining of sorts. Let's see where the dusty path will take us ...