Little Women and Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott

Amongst the American classics, these books have managed to capture my interest.

The story line is simple. Both books revolve on the Simple family- the Marches' consisting of parents and four daughters. Mr and Mrs March are simple yet noble people who have brought up their children to believe in simple pleasures.
Regarding the children each one is a jewel in herself.

The oldest is Margaret, affectionately called Meg. She is homely yet dreams of a rich future.Her wish is to marry a well to do husband and have a cozy home with loving children.

The second one is Josephine, the tomboy of the family and known as Jo by every one. She has a flair for writing and is the most outspoken of the family.

Elizabeth, aka Beth is the delicate darling of the family. Very much interested in music and playing with dolls, she is mothered by Jo.

Amy the baby of the family, is more conceiticios about her looks and forever is worried about her non gercian nose.

The other characters include Mr. Laurence, a strict yet loving old neighbour. His grand son Laurie, is like a son to the March family.

Jo takes this motherless boy under her wings and he is yet her best friend and confidant.

The books takes us through the adventures in the lives of these people. The language is simple,the dialogues delicious and the storyline subtle yet superb.

I shall not talk on the stories as i feel the novelty is lost.

I feel this a must read for all readers.