"Little Women" is an American classic, adored for Louisa May Alcott's
lively and vivid portraits of the endearing March sisters: talented
tomboy Jo, pretty Meg, shy Beth, temperamental Amy. Millions have shared
in their joys, hardships, and adventures as they grow up in Civil War
New England, separated by the war from their father and beloved mother,
"Marmee, " blossoming from "little women" into adults. Jo searches for
her writer's voice and finds unexpected love...Meg prepares for marriage
and a family...Beth reaches out to the less fortunate, tragically...and
Amy travels to Europe to become a painter. Based on Louisa May Alcott's
own Yankee childhood, "Little Women" is a treasure -- a story whose
enduring values of patience, loyalty, and love have kept this
extraordinary family close to the hearts of generation after generation
of delighted readers.