Good Wives

Before becoming a world-renowned author of youth literature, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) worked as a nurse during the Civil War, fought against slavery, and was one of the first participants in the women's suffrage movement. After starting to write children's books, she achieved unprecedented fame and wealth. She viewed the world and wrote about it just as she lived— with faith in the future, love, and compassion for people. The fidelity to life’s truths and lofty ideals, humor, and unquenchable optimism that characterize her work will always attract young and adult readers to her books. "Good Wives" is a continuation of "Little Women," a sincere and touching novel about the childhood and youth of four sisters. Margaret, Jo, Beth, and Amy are so different, so unique. Together, they face difficulties, experience sorrows and joys, dream of the future, and go through the challenging path of growing up. As they become young women, they encounter new concerns. Vividly and engagingly describing their fate, Alcott once again instills faith in people and human feelings.