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Jo's Boys

By Louisa May Alcott
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott is the sequel to Little Men and follows the lives of the boys and girls who grew up at Plumfield, Jo March's school. Now young adults, they face various challenges and adventures as they navigate life's next stages, with Jo's guidance shaping their futures. The story captures themes of growth, aspirations, and the impact of mentorship.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This charming tale may appeal to you if you enjoy heartwarming stories of growth and the bonds of family and friendship. It follows the lives of beloved characters as they grow from youth to adulthood, weaving themes of ambition, love, and personal development, promising both nostalgia and inspiration.

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Jo's Boys

Jo's Boys is the final book in the Little Women series, one of the most beloved classics in children's literature.

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'Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.'

It has been ten years since Jo and her husband founded their school for orphans. The first of Jo's Boys are now young men, making their way in the world. Nat is a musician, touring Europe and prone to romantic entanglements. Emil is a sailor, surviving shipwreck and disaster. Dan is looking for adventure, but finding only trouble. Through life's highs and lows, they will always be welcomed with open arms at Plumfield, for no matter how many years go by, they will always be Jo's boys.

Also available in Virago Children's Classics are Little Women, Good Wives and Little Men.

Series: Virago Modern Classics

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Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott continues to capture the hearts of readers with its nostalgic charm, revisiting beloved characters from Alcott's previous works. Critics appreciate how it explores themes of growth and change as the characters mature. Readers praise the book for its warmth and moral depth, though some note it has a slower pace compared to its predecessors.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349011851

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 179.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 368

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Louisa May Alcott Series: Virago Modern Classics

About the Author

Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. Like the character of Jo March in Little Women, young Louisa didn't conform to the restrictions placed on girls of the period: 'No boy could be my friend till I had beaten him in a race,' she claimed, 'and no girl if she refused to climb trees, leap fences.' And, also like Jo, she was highly imaginative and writing was an early passion.

As her family was often in financial difficulty, Louisa worked from a young age to support her family, taking any position available: a governess, domestic servant, seamstress and teacher were among her jobs. She also wrote poetry and short stories for popular magazines, and melodramatic novels under a pseudonym. When the American Civil War began, Louisa, who fervently opposed slavery, lamented that women weren't able to fight, and volunteered as a nurse at the Union Hospital in Georgetown, Washington. Her nursing career was brief as she contracted typhoid, but she wrote Hospital Sketches, a truthful and poignant account based on letters she wrote home to her family in Concord, and it was published to great acclaim.

In 1868 Louisa was asked by her publisher to write 'a girls' story'. This resulted in Little Women, which is largely based on the experiences of the author and her three sisters. It was a phenomenal success. In a time when children's books were morality tales featuring idealised, two-dimensional protagonists, Little Women was revolutionary, peopled as it was by relatable, flawed, fully realised characters. Its success guaranteed financial stability for Louisa, who continued the March family's story in Good Wives, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Louisa never married, concluding that 'liberty is a better husband than love.' She died in 1888 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.

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