Little Women (1868-9) by Louisa May Alcott
In my 20s, pre-husband and kids, I went through a phase of reading this book every winter. It was one of my all-time favorites. I loved that tradition too, but haven’t quite been able to get those 562 fine print pages into my life since mamahood. I adored Greta Gerwig’s approach to the story, and I’ve loved reading about Alcott’s life–wow. I’m really, REALLy hoping to visit Orchard House soon, but we’ll see. Having not read through the book in over a decade, I feel ill-equipped to make too many remarks at the moment, only to say that if you’ve never visited this book, I highly recommend you do. I recently read a modern, young reader take on the story, which I also loved, Littler Women.
Last year Orchard House was offering some virtual tours which helped support them through the shut-downs. They were so fun to watch, and what a great place to support.
I just found these vintage paper dolls, which I also had to share.
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Littler Women