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Good Wives

The March Family Series

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Good Wives

By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: C. M. Hébert
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Three years after the close ofLittle Women, the March girls, four of the most beloved young women in American literature, are young adults carving out their futures. John Brooke is home and planning a life with Meg, despite his modest financial situation. The other girls see promises of fulfillment ahead as well, as they grow and develop a certain amount of independence. Along the way, they all face painful trials, from Jo's struggle with her writing career to her friend Laurie's heartbreak in a love tragedy. Eventually, each of the girls finds happiness, but not always in the ways that they expect.

Though often classified as a children's book,Good Wives, with its lifelike characters and situations, has entertained millions of adults. The delightful adventures of the March children still possess great power to inspire countless listeners.

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“The adventures of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth March have enchanted readers for generations…Readers will see them through happiness and heartbreak with pleasure. The characters are interesting and engaging; their dialogue (internal and external) is honest and rings true.”

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“Hébert brings characters as diverse as the guttural Mr. Baer and the Irish Hannah to life.”

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This second book in the Little women series did not have the wonderful originality and amount of good fun and frolics as the first ‘Little Women’ book, as the girls are no longer girls, but indeed women! However I have still given it four stars as it was really lovely to listen to the girls stories of how they met their husbands in much detail, and to enjoy the excitement as if you were there with them.
Through the actions of all the adult characters, Louisa May Alcott demonstrates some fantastic ideas for raising and educating children, which I feel we could greatly benefit from implementing in today’s society, both in our homes and in education!
I am very much looking forward to reading the next book in the series, ‘Little Men’, and I intend to read all four books in the series.

Lovely to read the second book in the Little Women Series

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If you've read the original version of 'Little Women' then this is a great follow on but not necessarily true to the title exceeded in Meg's case. there's no point in reading this book if you've read the more recent copies of 'Little Women' as it begins with Meg's wedding and ends where the first book does. I was expecting an expansion on the girls married lives as the title suggests, but instead the book simply repeats what we already know. A poor serial in either case.

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