Little Women
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:2nd Aug '12
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Enter the world of the Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - the sisters who have inspired and enchanted readers for generations
Christmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is away fighting in the Civil War, and the family has fallen on hard times. But though they may be poor, life for the four March sisters is rich with colour, learn from their mistakes, nurse each through sickness and disappointments, and get into all sorts of trouble.
The March sisters have little money, but a whole world of love, ambition and imagination.
Christmas will not be the same for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Their father is away serving in the American Civil War, and the March family has fallen on hard times.
Yet although money is short, life for the four sisters is full of colour. They play games, put on theatricals, make friends, quarrel, learn from mistakes and help one another through sickness and disappointment. Under Marmee’s loving guidance, each sister must face her own faults and hopes as childhood begins to give way to adulthood.
Little Women is a beloved coming-of-age classic about sisterhood, family, moral growth and kindness. Set in New England during the Civil War, Louisa May Alcott’s domestic novel follows the March sisters as they discover who they are and what kind of women they want to become.
Warm, funny and enduring, it remains one of the most cherished family novels in literature.
A Beautiful heartwarming read -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * Prima *
Timeless. -- Helen Dunmore * Daily Express *
I try to get every girly girl to read this one because those four sisters are so real. Everybody's favourite is Jo, the tomboy who wants to be a writer
Deals with life's big questions - love and death, war and peace, and ambition versus family responsibility - in a way that is inspiring and realistic. Use a hankie as a bookmark - tears are guaranteed * Marie Claire *
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is as much a part of every girl's childhood as her first pair of ballet shoes and the Brothers Grimm * Mail on Sunday *
Six generations of readers have found in the story of the March family universal truths about girls, families and growing up * Guardian *
So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics! * National Association for the Teaching of English *
A wonderful story... As a child, I strongly identified with Jo because she is a writer
ISBN: 9780099572961
Dimensions: 187mm x 129mm x 27mm
Weight: 272g
432 pages