Little Women.
I read this book after I gave up on Anna Karenina, read The Great Gatsby, and before I read The Godfather. So all in all, this books stands out as a bright shining light of wholesome goodness in a sea of selfishness, sin, disregard for human life, and violent villanry. I was not really paying attention when I selected this book to read in the middle of these others, but Wow! what a contrast.
The book opens with the struggles of a poor family of 4 sisters and a mother who are facing a cold Christmas while their father/husband is away serving in the American Civil War. Each of the sisters have their own differences, but draw strength and support from one another. As you progress through the book over several years, the transition of the sisters is inspiring and uplifting. The 4 sisters are fairly evenly spaced in age between young girls and teenagers. Each of them has a bit of "coming of age" about their individual development through the years covered in the book, despite the varied ages they are coming into.
This was a feel good book, you laugh, you cry, you connect with the family.
Jan 2020 - decision to post. I will be re-reading this book before watching the recent film adaptation.
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