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Little Women

By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a classic novel originally published in 1868. It tells the story of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March, and their coming of age during the American Civil War.

With the help of their beloved mother and their beloved neighbor, Mr. Laurence, the girls learn valuable lessons about love, family, and the importance of giving back to the community. Along the way, they learn the importance of resilience and self-determination, as they face various hardships and struggles.

This timeless classic is an inspiring and heart-warming story about the power of family, friendship and the importance of chasing your dreams.

Public Domain (P)2005 Recorded Books Classics Literature & Fiction War

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Barbara Caruso's rendering is wonderful. She skillfully combines the voices of a fairly large cast. Just as splendidly, she presents the text in an old-fashioned style, tone and pronunciation befitting the setting of the story. The four sisters, though each unique, must be a challenge even for several voices, but Caruso's solo voice always enthralls. The performance is worthwhile no matter what previous experience with Little Women the listener has.

Critic reviews

"Barbara Caruso's rendering is wonderful. She skillfully combines the voices of a fairly large cast....The performance is worthwhile no matter what previous experience with Little Women the listener has." ( AudioFile)
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A charming novel! I highly recommended this book to anyone from age 9 and upwards. The story is beautifully written. A great buy in my opinion

Simply delightful

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I love this book and when I saw it I just had to get it on audible. It is very well read and is lovely to listen to over and over again. The whole book is so well presented and the characters are all very well developed. So I have rated this book five stars.

Amazing

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This was one of my mother?s favourite books. She used to quote from it: ?birds in their little nests agree?; ?don?t let the sun go down upon your anger?; ?into every life a little rain must fall?, etc. I think she saw the March family as an ideal, and wished that we were more like them. We weren?t (thank heaven).

I read it when I was about 12 and remember being singularly unimpressed. Then I saw it here on Audible and wondered if it might be one of those children?s classics, like Treasure Island, that I would appreciate more as an adult. Well, my mature thoughts are that it?s a sweet book, heartwarming and uplifting ? I just wish it had a little bit more edge. While the sisters encounter disappointment, disagreement and even tragedy, there seems to be nothing that can?t be resolved with a few wise words from Marmee. Even Jo, who is supposed to be the hot-tempered rebel, never does anything really Bad.

Now, as then, I can?t quite come to terms with the family?s ?poverty? when they live in what is obviously quite a substantial house with a nice garden, eat lots of delicious food, and employ a housekeeper!

It?s nicely read, and if you want something inoffensive and unchallenging, I would thoroughly recommend it.

Sweet

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What a lovely story. A suprise to get both Little Women and Good Wives.
There is a little echo, but overall a very good listen.

A beautiful gem

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excellent don't like the way the chapters are divided and at times there seemed to be a quite echo at the back that's my only complaint but the narration was superb

thoroughly enjoyed 😉

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