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Little Women

Little Women

by Louisa M Alcott (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - together they are the March sisters. Their father is away at war and times are difficult, but the bond between the sisters is strong. The family may not have much money, but that doesn't stop them from creating their own fun and forming a secret society. Through sisterly squabbles, happy times and sad, their four lives follow very different paths, and they discover that growing up is sometimes very hard to do.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Puffin
Published: 29 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 014131172X
ISBN 13: 9780141311722
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
The American female myth.
Madelon Bedell
Author Bio
Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods. She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic