![]() It would have been like marrying your own brother! I didn’t want Meg to get married and I most certainly did not want Jo and Laurie to get married. ![]() I was completely surprised by the whole Professor Bhaer thing when I was a child, but then romance of any kind was not something I looked for or expected. Even, yes, as I acknowledged that Jo had done herself no favours in her treatment of her Aunts. Her childhood selfishness had turned into adult self-interest. I hadn’t forgotten (or really forgiven) Amy’s burning of Jo’s book, so her acceptance of the European trip just added another little growl of discontent at her character. I do remember being very upset for Jo that she missed out on the trip to Europe. It’s hard to remember how I felt when I read these books for the first time. It makes me curious to know more about Alcott’s relationship with her own father – the story version suggests ambivalence at best. Mr March always feels like a shadowy non-presence to me in this book. The girls are growing up and beginning to taste the joys and labours of independence. The March family is in a gentle flurry of wedding preparations. Good Wives picks up the story of the March girls a few years after Brooke’s proposal to Meg. ![]() They also contain extra author and character information in the back. The covers were designed by and I love how they complement the stories inside so well. ![]()
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