Good Wives

The four March sisters face new choices as they grow up. Meg plans her wedding, while Beth still struggles with poor health. Jo puts more of her time into writing. Amy prepares to travel through Europe with her aunt. Their lives take different paths, shaped by their hopes and goals. Loss and hardship then draw the family back together.

Louisa May Alcott’s Good Wives is a novel for young adults. It begins three years after Little Women and follows that book’s early success. It concludes the story of the sisters and their friend Laurie. The story contrasts their dreams and the demands of adult life.

Alcott lived from 1832 to 1888. Her childhood in New England shaped several of her novels. She also worked for women’s right to vote.