A Patchwork Bag of Aunt Jo

«A Patchwork Bag of Aunt Jo» — a collection of stories by Louisa May Alcott, which she wrote for children, but their full depth is only revealed to adults, touching the most sensitive strings in the heart. This colorful collection immerses the reader in a slightly sentimental atmosphere of family evenings, unhurried conversations by the fireplace, children’s pranks, and happy memories.

Although the stories in this collection do not have a direct narrative connection to the writer's most famous novel, the title alone refers to the beloved heroine of «Little Women» — the restless rebel Jo March, whom Louisa Alcott wrote based on herself. Created in the 1880s, «My Boys», «My Girls», «Three Knots of Shawls», and other works from «A Patchwork Bag» are infused with the same tenderness and warmth of the home hearth, cozy as a plush blanket, nostalgia for the best times of life — childhood and youth. The time of fairy tales and magic, talking animals and toys, the time of mischief and mistakes, wonders and discoveries, and the birth of first serious feelings — friendship, love, mercy.