Good Wives (1833)

Good Wives is a novel written by Lydia Maria Francis Child and published in 1833. It is a sequel to Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women and continues the story of the March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. The novel follows the sisters as they navigate their lives as young women, facing challenges such as marriage, motherhood, and social expectations. Meg marries John Brooke and becomes a mother, Jo struggles with her writing career and her feelings for her childhood friend Laurie, Beth's health deteriorates, and Amy travels to Europe and falls in love with Laurie's wealthy and sophisticated tutor, Fred Vaughn. Throughout the novel, the sisters learn important lessons about love, family, and the importance of pursuing one's dreams. Good Wives is a heartwarming and insightful portrayal of the joys and struggles of womanhood in the 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.