{"product_id":"9781847495877","title":"Little Women","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Louisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book about growing up which has delighted generations of young readers. The illustrations by Ella Bailey are perfect for the modern audience. This edition includes extra material for young readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – live in financial hardship in New England with their mother, while their father has been drafted to fight in the Civil War. The girls embark on a series of adventures and endure a number of unexpected misfortunes – experiences that allow their personalities to emerge: Meg sensible and outgoing, Jo literary and boyish, Beth musical and shy, and Amy artistic and selfish – but the bonds holding together the March family remain unbroken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially written as a novel for girls, Little Women is now regarded as an all-time American classic for all readers, inspiring generations of women writers and giving rise to many adaptations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Six generations of readers have found in the story of the March family universal truths about girls, families and growing up.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The resounding message of Little Women is that no one stays the same for ever, least of all the reader . . . the power of \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e lies absolutely in its girlish innocence.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is as much a part of every girl's childhood as her first pair of ballet shoes and the Brothers Grimm.\" - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781847495877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Alma Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660347617486,"sku":"9781847495877","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781847495877","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}