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Good Wives

by Louisa May Alcott Publisher: CHILTERN PUB

A new chapter for the March sisters

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A new chapter for the March sisters

Set about three years after the events of *Little Women*, *Good Wives* returns to Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy as their lives begin to diverge. Marriage and family responsibilities shape Meg’s story, while Jo pursues writing and faces questions about her conduct in business. Beth’s limited future and Amy’s growing maturity bring different concerns into the sisters’ shared world. Together, their struggles connect domestic life, ambition, illness and personal growth, tracing how each sister responds to changing circumstances. This hardcover edition is published by Chiltern Publishing.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers continuing the March sisters’ story after *Little Women*.
  • Those interested in classic fiction centered on family life and personal growth.
  • Readers drawn to stories about women balancing ambition, relationships and changing responsibilities.

Themes

Family and marriageAmbition and moral choicesIllness and mortalityMaturity and selflessness

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Book overview

Good Wives takes off about three years after where Little Women left off. Meg is about to get married, Jo is attempting to launch a literary career, Beth has sadly never recovered from her scarlet fever and is now virtually housebound, and little Amy is maturing fast, and about to go off travelling with a wealthy aunt.

Each girl is struggling with her own problems; for Meg, she must learn to be a good wife and mother, and juggle the demands of the two; Jo must learn how to maintain her morals in a corrupt business, and rein in her headstrong and often selfish nature; Beth has to come to terms with the fact that she may never grow old, and learn to enjoy the time she has left without dwelling on what may come, and Amy must learn to put others first, and understand that money and fine things
are nothing in comparison to a good heart and unconditional love.

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