![]() ![]() ![]() Jo's motherly nature is evident while flashes of the young and rebellious Jo also crop up. Jo's Boys revisit Plumfield after ten years and recall adventures of their own. Their growing up years are captured beautifully in Good Wives and later in Little Men, where Jo marries Mr Bhaer and finds herself the caretaker of a houseful of lively children at Plumfield School. With Little Women, Louisa May Alcott introduced the fabulous March sisters. From boisterous pillow fights on designated Saturdays to learning how to run a business, life at Plumfield is an unconventional but effective education at all times. Two homeless boys from Boston find themselves at Plumfield, a rural boarding school run by Jo and her husband, Mr Bhaer. ![]() Exploring themes of love, friendship, class and gender struggles - the book goes from light-hearted to serious, and back, but always with warmth at the heart of it all.Ĭlose on the heels of Little Women came American author Louisa May Alcott's Little Men, published in 1871. Set in New England, in the backdrop of the Civil War, it chronicles the lives of Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy-wildly different in temperament and interests, yet united by their love for each other and for their family and their struggles to survive and make their way in an ever-changing world. The cult classic tale of four sisters, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott has remained both beloved and relevant through the ages. ![]()
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