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By (author) Alcott, Louisa May; Illustrated by Bailey Ella

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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.

Three years havepassed since the events narrated in Little Women, and the four March sistersare approaching adulthood, with all its accompanying challenges andexpectations. Meg is preparing for her wedding, Beth continues to strugglewith her health, Jo is more than ever devoting herself to literature and Amyis about to go on a tour of Europe with her aunt. Their experiences, hopesand ambitions are set in counterpoint to each other, until the whole familyis brought together by tragedy and misfortune.Following on the immediate commercial success of Little Women, Good Wivescompletes the story of the March sisters and their friend Laurie, and is,together with its prequel, Louisa May Alcott’s crowning achievement and oneof the most popular young-adult tales ever written.

Biographical note
Louisa May Alcott(1832–88) wrote several classic novels inspired by her New England childhood,and was also active in the Suffragette movement.

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Sequel to AlmaJunior edition of Little Women, Good Wives is here presented with beautifulillustrations by by Ella Bailey

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AlmaJunior Classics series of illustrated classics includes some of the greatestbooks ever written for younger readers and new translations of unjustlyneglected international works. Our aim is to give our list an internationalfeel and offer young readers to opportunity to connect with other culturesand literatures – this applies not only to the titles we chose but also tothe illustrators we commission – so that we can bring a bit of novelty intothe canon of British children’s literature. All children’s classics containextra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, asection on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourselfquiz.

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Sequelto Alma Junior edition of Little Women

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Beautifully illustrated by Ella Bailey

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Contains a section of extra material for your readers including a quiz and test yourself section