The story of a year in the life of the March family. While their father is away in the Civil War, the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, and their mother, work hard to maintain a happy and peaceful home. My mother grew up reading this book and gave a copy to me when i was about twelve! LOL! not only did I identify with Jo, I fell in love with her too! & it was the company of women that I found so appealing the most. I also had three other sisters...psk! three brothers too! would often day dream that they & daddy would just disappear! A real coming of age story! Timeless work, a re-read I feel!...x