Louisa May Alcott

The second story about the March family. Three years on from 'Little women' the March girls and their friend Laurie are young adults with their futures ahead of them. Although they all face painful trials along the way - from Meg's sad lesson in housekeeping to Laurie's disappointment in love and a tragedy which touches them all - each of the girls finally finds happiness, if not always in the way they expect.

Good Wives

clara

Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.

I'm happy as I am, and love my liberty too well to be in a hurry to give it up for any mortal man.

these hearts of ours are curious and contrary things, and time and nature work their will in spite of us.

I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be home-sick for you even in heaven

But her reverence for genius received a severe shock that night, and it took her some time to recover from the discovery that the great creatures were only men and women, after all.

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