Good wives

Title:

Good wives

Author:

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

ISBN:

9781847498748

Personal Author:

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Edition:

[New] edition / illustrations by Ella Bailey.

Publication Date:

2022

Physical Description:

376 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Abstract:

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up together in Orchard House with their friend Laurie next door, and now it's time for them to go out and find their places in the big wide world, to do the great and marvellous things they've dreamed of and discover their 'castles in the air'. They each find themselves tested, and fall in love, but when tragedy strikes they find their best comfort is in each other, and home.

Reading Level:

Juvenile.

Subject Term:

March family (Fictitious characters) -- Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

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Summary

Three years have passed since the events narrated in Little Women, and the four March sisters are approaching adulthood, with all its accompanying challenges and expectations. Meg is preparing for her wedding, Beth continues to struggle with her health, Jo is more than ever devoting herself to literature and Amy is about to go on a tour of Europe with her aunt. Their experiences, hopes and ambitions are set in counterpoint to each other, until the whole family is brought together by tragedy and misfortune.

Following on the immediate commercial success of Little Women, Good Wives completes the story of the March sisters and their friend Laurie, and is, together with its prequel, Louisa May Alcott's crowning achievement and one of the most popular young-adult tales ever written.

Author Notes

Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) wrote several classic novels inspired by her New England childhood, and was also active in the Suffragette movement.