∗four sisters, one hearth, no presents, all abundance

Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents.

We've got Father and Mother, and each other.

Never take advice!

I like adventures, and I'm going to find some.

∗Alcott captures the fierce inner lives of four sisters through sharp dialogue and vivid self-knowledge, rewarding readers with the rare portrait of girlhood as genuinely complex—ambitious, funny, and morally urgent.

Four poor sisters navigate love, ambition, and duty during the Civil War.