Little Women

By Louisa May Alcott

The four March-sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, live in a small house together with their mother and maid, Hannah. Their dad is a clergyman and is away doing his bit for the war effort in the American Civil War. The family is poor but respected. Their next door neighbour is wealthy Mr Lawrence and his orphaned grandson, Laurie, who is soon befriended by the March sisters.

The book sees the sisters and Laurie get into all sorts of difficulties which they generally triumph over. Meg falls in love with Laurie’s tutor, John Brooke. Laurie on the other hand is secretly in love with Jo. Near the end of the story Beth gets very sick, something that brings the family closer.

Not the most exciting story, I am afraid to say. I was a little disappointed with the story especially since I have heard so much about this book, being one the great classics. Maybe my expectations were just too high.