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Little Women
Marmee from Little Women admitting she's "angry nearly every day of my life" is the most validating thing a mom has ever said. 🔥
Who it's for
The March sisters each struggle with an ordinary flaw, so readers find a sister to identify with and see their own family dynamics from the outside.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Louisa May Alcott's novel, published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, follows the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as they grow up in genteel poverty during the American Civil War while their father serves as a Union Army chaplain and their mother, Marmee, guides them. The sisters befriend Laurie, the grandson of their wealthy neighbour Mr. Laurence, and each struggles with her own faults and ambitions.
Where to find it
Public domain in the US (1868–69, English); free on Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, with free LibriVox recordings. In print everywhere and in libraries (Libby/Hoopla); many commercial audiobook.
Before you start
Heads up: A baby's death and a long fatal illness.
Age: Ages 9+
The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 134
