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An extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history by the author of the international bestseller Year of Wonders From Louisa May Alcott s beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With"pitch-perfect writing" (USA Today),...
2) Little women
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"For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...
3) Mujercitas
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"Encontrarán en estas páginas la historia de los March, una familia sencilla, honesta, llena de sueños. Mientras el padre está en la guerra, nosotros vamos siguiendo lo que ocurre con las cuatro hermanas, muy distintas entre sí, y con los vecinos: el rico y bondadoso señor Laurence y su nieto Laurie, tan travieso como atractivo. Dolores, alegrías, esperanzas y desilusiones hay en la vida cotidiana de las cuatro mujercitas. Nada extraordinario...
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In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret's four daughters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, now rest on her shoulders alone. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are largely...
5) Jo & Laurie
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1869, Concord, Massachusetts. After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her friend Laurie for a week of inspiration. But Laurie has romance on his mind, and Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal. When Laurie returns from...
6) Meg & Jo
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"From New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra comes a heartwarming modern novel inspired by the timeless classic Little Women. The March sisters-reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy and shy Beth-have grown up to pursue their separate dreams. When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought her career in journalism would come crashing down, leaving her struggling to stay afloat in a gig economy as a prep cook-slash-secret...
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Ameryka, lata sześćdziesiąte XIX wieku. W domostwie zwanym Orchard House od pokoleń mieszka rodzina Marchów. Pod nieobecność ojca walczącego w wojnie secesyjnej, opiekę nad czterema córkami sprawuje samodzielnie ich matka, Marmee. Marmee wyraźnie wyprzedza swoją epokę, wpajając dziewczynkom ideały wolności i namawiając je, by znalazły własną drogę w życiu. Córki pani March - stateczna Meg, żywa jak iskra Jo, nieśmiała, uzdolniona...
9) Good wives
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Three years on from Little Women, the March girls and their friend Laurie are young adults with their futures ahead of them. Although they all face painful trials along the way - from Meg's sad lesson in housekeeping to Laurie's disappointment in love and a tragedy which touches them all - each of the girls finally finds happiness, if not always in the way they expect.
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Little Women: The story of the March family whose 4 daughters are growing up in New England in the mid-1800s and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.
Good Wives: With love, marriage, sorrow and heartache, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy's journeys into womanhood are as different as the sisters themselves.
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Little Women series volume 1
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"In this richly annotated, illustrated edition, Daniel Shealy illuminates the novel's deep engagement with issues such as social equality, reform movements, the Civil War, friendship, love, loss, and of course the passage into adulthood. The editor provides running commentary on biographic contexts, social and historical contexts, literary allusions, and words likely to cause difficulty to modern readers. With Shealy as a guide, we appreciate anew...
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer illuminates the world of Little Women and its author. Since its publication in 1868-69, Little Women, perhaps America's most beloved children's classic, has been handed down from mother to daughter for generations. It has been translated into more than fifty languages and inspired six films, four television shows, a Broadway musical, an opera, and a web series. This lavish four-color edition features over 220...
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Anne of Green Gables: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Little women: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.
Secret garden: Orphaned, ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire...
18) Little women
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"Little Women is the story of a poor American family in the American Civil War. The four sisters, Beth, Jo, Meg and Amy are very different. But together they work hard and help their mother and father. Sometimes their lives are very happy, and sometimes they are very sad. But the family's love always helps them."--
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