We are privileged to read her journal day by day. Here was glimpse the world of "Little Women" through the eyes of the beloved Marmee. Like Sarah Miller's book Caroline: Little House, Revisited, this new release deepens and enlarges my experience with a beloved classic. Each of them has blossomed into a woman that embodies one of my fondest aspirations. While she is away, her daughter Beth falls dangerously ill, forcing Margaret to confront the possibility that the price of her own generosity toward others may be her daughter's life.Ī stunning portrait of the paragon of virtue known as Marmee, a wife left behind, a mother pushed to the brink, a woman with secrets.Īs I sat reveling in the sight of my Family, an absurd question burrowed into the folds of my mind and lodged stubbornly there: Which of my girls am I most proud of? It is rather like asking which of my four limbs is most essential.
All of that is interrupted when Margaret receives a telegram from the War Department, summoning her to her husband's bedside in Washington, D.C.
Living by her watchwords, "Hope and keep busy," she fills her days with humdrum charity work to keep her worries at bay. Yet even with all that weighs upon her, Margaret longs to do more-for the war effort, for the poor, for the cause of abolition, and most of all, for her daughters. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are largely her fault, thanks to a disastrous mistake made over a decade ago which wiped out her family's fortune and snatched away her daughters' chances for the education they deserve. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret's four daughters- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy-now rest on her shoulders alone.
In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women, from the perspective of Margaret "Marmee" March, about the larger real-world challenges behind the cozy domestic concerns cherished by generations of readers.
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