Three years have passed since the events narrated in Little Women and the four March sisters
are approaching adulthood with all its accompanying challenges and expectations. Meg is
preparing for her wedding Beth continues to struggle with her health Jo is more than ever
devoting herself to literature and Amy is about to go on a tour of Europe with her aunt. Their
experiences hopes and ambitions are set in counterpoint to each other until the whole family
is brought together by tragedy and misfortune. Following on the immediate commercial success of
Little Women Good Wives completes the story of the March sisters and their friend Laurie and
is together with its prequel Louisa May Alcott's crowning achievement and one of the most
popular young-adult tales ever written.
