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At 15, Samra Zafar had big dreams for herself. She was going to go to university, and forge her own path. Then with almost no warning, those dreams were pulled away from her when she was suddenly married to a stranger at 17 and had to leave behind her family in Pakistan to move to Canada. Her new husband and his family promised that the marriage and the move would be a fulfillment of her dream, not a betrayal of it. But as the walls of their home slowly became a prison, Samra realized the promises were empty ones.

Louisa May Alcott achieved remarkable success with the release of Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in 1868, a semi-autobiographical tale that beautifully captures her childhood experiences alongside her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. The story continues in Good Wives, published in 1869, where we follow the March sisters as they navigate adulthood and embark on their journeys into marriage, exploring love, growth, and the bonds of family.

Somewhere in the last 50 years, men and women forgot how to need each other. We convinced ourselves that independence was the highest virtue, that marriage was optional, and that gender roles were oppression. How's that working out? Marriage rates are at historic lows. Birth rates are collapsing.

UPDATED: Serving Up True Crime One Dish at a Time! Season One is a comprehensive deep dive into the case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The Good Wives have now spent 6 years uncovering the truth nobody wanted the world to know. This 13 episode season one gives you a look at the medical records, case discussion, and investigation including discussions on documents that have never been seen before. In 2023 we go back to our roots in true crime. We are releasing 2 books in a series on this case and boy have things changed, even our opinions. You'll be shocked by what we know now as opposed to where we ...