Jo''s Boys

Now college students, the boys have evolved into complex creatures. Falling in love and making their way in life, they are faced with trials and tribulations.Emil's career as a sailor runs into trouble as he is shipwrecked on his first voyage as second mate. Dan goes west to seek his fortune but soon finds himself in prison, but also in love with the unobtainable Bess - Amy's beautiful daughter. Nat embarks on a musical career in Europe and thus leaves behind his Daisy. Tommy takes on medical school. Throughout it all Jo presides over her brood, counselling, comforting and guiding her ¿boys'.

About the author

Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832, the second of four daughters. Little Women, loosely based on her own experiences, was published in1868 and was an immediate success. In her later years Alcott became involved with the women's suffrage movement. She published her last novel, Jo's Boys in 1886, and died in Boston on 6th March 1888 at the age of fifty-six.

Product details

• Authors: Louisa May Alcott
• Publisher: Hesperus Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9781843915133
• ISBN: 978-1-84391-513-3
• No. of pages: 370
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Little Women
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Familienleben, Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Heranwachsen, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Family Life, FICTION / Classics, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Fiction