{"product_id":"meg-jo-beth-amy-the-story-of-little-women-and-why-it-still-matters","title":"Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Anne Boyd Rioux\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon after publication on September 30, 1868, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e became an enormous bestseller and one of America’s favorite novels. Its popularity quickly spread throughout the world, and the book has become an international classic. When Anne Boyd Rioux read the novel in her twenties, she had a powerful reaction to the story. Through teaching the book, she has seen the same effect on many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMeg, Jo, Beth, Amy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Rioux recounts how Louisa May Alcott came to write \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, drawing inspiration for it from her own life. Rioux also examines why this tale of family and community ties, set while the Civil War tore America apart, has resonated through later wars, the Depression, and times of changing opportunities for women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlcott’s novel has moved generations of women, many of them writers: Simone de Beauvoir, J. K. Rowling, bell hooks, Cynthia Ozick, Jane Smiley, Margo Jefferson, and Ursula K. Le Guin were inspired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, particularly its portrait of the iconoclastic young writer, Jo. Many have felt, as Anna Quindlen has declared, “Little Women changed my life.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, Rioux sees the novel’s beating heart in Alcott’s portrayal of family resilience and her honest look at the struggles of girls growing into women. In gauging its current status, Rioux shows why \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains a book with such power that people carry its characters and spirit throughout their lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher:‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length:‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight:‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.15 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions:‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.6 x 1.1 x 9.6 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"W.W. Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43774572003416,"sku":"978-0393357271","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7875\/5416\/files\/Meg_Jo_Beth_Amy__flat_cover.jpg?v=1771614918","url":"https:\/\/store.newengland.com\/products\/meg-jo-beth-amy-the-story-of-little-women-and-why-it-still-matters","provider":"NewEngland.com Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}