LITTLE WOMEN

LittleWomenisoneofthebest-lovedchildren'sstoriesofalltime,basedontheauthor'sownyouthfulexperiences.ItdescribesthefamilylifeofthefourMarchsisterslivinginasmallNewEnglandcommunity。Meg,theeldest,isprettyandwishestobealady;Jo,atfifteenisungainlyandunconventionalwithanambitiontobeanauthor;BethisadelicatechildofthirteenwithatasteformusicandAmyisablondebeautyoftwelve.Thestoryoftheirdomesticadventures,theirattemptstoincreasethefamilyincome,theirfriendshipwiththeneighbouringLawrencefamily,andtheirlaterloveaffairsremainsasfreshandbeguilingasever.GoodWivestakesupthestoryoftheMarchsisters,somethreeyearslater,when,asyoungadults,theymustfaceuptotheinevitabletrialsandtraumasofeverydaylifeintheirsearchforindividualhappiness.