In the fourth and final book in the quartet, the boys from Plumfield have grown-up, but young men face as many troubles as children do, and they are all still "Jo's boys"
Jo's Boys follows the progress of the Plumfield Boys (Jo Bhaer's idyllic school), 10 years later. Now college students, the boys have evolved into complex creatures. Falling in love and making their way in life, they are faced with trials and tribulations. Emil's career as a sailor runs into trouble as he is shipwrecked on his first voyage as second mate. Dan goes west to seek his fortune but soon finds himself in prison, but also in love with the unobtainable Bess—Amy's beautiful daughter. Nat embarks on a musical career in Europe and thus leaves behind his Daisy. Tommy takes on medical school. Throughout it all Jo presides over her brood, counseling, comforting, and guiding her "boys." Touching, moving, and tumultuous, this is Alcott's writing at its best, with the reader heavily invested in her complex characters and their fate. Includes an extended character profile of Jo.
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Beginning ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits Plumfield, the New England school still presided over by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. Jo's boys -- including rebellious Dan, sailor Emil, and promising musicain Nat -- are grown; Jo herself remains at the center of this tale, holding her boys fast through shipwreck and storm, disappointment... and even murder.
Popular for more than a century, the series that began with Little Women continues to hold universal appeal with its powerful and affectionate depiction of family -- the safe haven where the prodigal can always return, adversity is never met alone, and our dreams of being cherished, no matter what our flaws, come true. With this new edition of Jo's Boys, readers once again have access to a treasured classic by one of America's best-loved writers.
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Book Description Condition: New. The fourth and final book in the Little Women quartet. The boys from Plumfield have grown-up, but young men face as many troubles as children do, and they are all still 'Jo's boys'. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300. . 2014. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781843915133
Book Description Condition: New. The fourth and final book in the Little Women quartet. The boys from Plumfield have grown-up, but young men face as many troubles as children do, and they are all still 'Jo's boys'. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300. . 2014. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781843915133
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