Little Women, by Louise May Alcott

PROLOGUE BY PATTI SMITH

This year, Christmas won't be the same for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. His father is away, fighting, and the family is going through difficult times.
But despite being poor, the lives of the four March sisters are full of events. They play games, put on plays, establish friendships, argue, fight against their addictions, learn from their mistakes, help each other in times of illness and disappointment and get into all kinds of trouble.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832 in Pennsylvania, surrounded by books, although she often had nothing to eat. She started working very young, as a companion and teacher. But what he liked most was writing, and, from an early age, he started selling his stories to help his family financially. She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War, which caused her to fall seriously ill. Little Women was published in 1868. Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886) followed. Alcott was an activist for women's rights and the abolition of slavery. He died on March 6, 1888.