In addition to writing, she worked as a teacher, governess, and Civil War nurse, as well as being an advocate of abolition, women's rights, and temperance. Alcott was the daughter of the famous transcendentalist Bronson Alcott and was friend of Emerson and Thoreau. Three sequels followed: Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo's Boys (1886).

She is best known for Little Women (1868), which is loosely based on her own life and proved to be one of the most popular children's books ever written.

Surrounded by people who love her, Rose slowly but surely goes from sickly and timid to healthy, active, and bold as she learns to keep her father's memory close while setting a course for a happy future.Ībout the Author Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She even 'adopts' Great Aunt Plenty and Peace's housemaid, Phebe, as her sister. But Uncle Alec's steady commitment to seeing Rose flourish helps her find her footing and grow to love her eccentric family. And the collective energy of male cousins ranging from age six to sixteen is more than she knows how to handle. Her dour Aunt Myra convinces her she has a fragile constitution while fashionable Aunt Clara turns Rose's head with stylish clothes. Having so many relations overwhelms Rose at first. With Alec as her guide, Rose is properly introduced to the other residents of 'Aunt-Hill,' including Alec's four sisters and their sons.

The elderly women's quiet household suits Rose's mourning, but the arrival of her appointed guardian, Uncle Alec, challenges the status quo. She's sent to live with her maiden great aunts, the matriarchs of her father's wealthy Boston family who she's never met. Book Synopsis A recently orphaned girl meets her extended family-including seven rambunctious cousins-for the first time in this charming novel from Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women! Thirteen-year-old Rose Campbell never knew her mother, and the death of her father leaves her reeling and hopelessly lonely.

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