The characters of Meg and Jo are the focus of this retelling, and the March sisters are all grown up and living separate lives. It is a tough task to retell such a well-known classic book and update it to modern era and appeal to lovers of the original. The timeless classic Little Women inspired this heartwarming modern tale of four sisters from New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra.The March sisters-reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy, and shy Beth-have grown up to pursue their separate.

The imaginative storytelling and sparkling prose make this a winner. Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra is a modern retelling of the classic Little Women. Kantra blends just enough of Alcott's story of four close-knit sisters and their myriad tribulations with clever and timely new elements (unexpected pregnancies, the girls' father as a military chaplain, parents separating), a mix that will satisfy Alcott fans as well as entice Kantra's existing fans. Bhaer (called Eric rather than Friedrich in this version), Jo's love, is a successful chef. Supporting characters from the original abound rich boy-next-door Theodore Laurence III is Trey and owns a car dealership, where Meg's husband, John, works Mr. After the girls' mother, Abby, is hospitalized, Meg and Jo (who tell the story in alternating first-person chapters) rally to take care of her and find happiness in unexpected places. Virginia Kantra’s latest novel, Meg & Jo, plays on the beloved story of the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, imagining the sisters as millennials navigating through both the internal and external pressures of modern womanhood. Beth is a shy aspiring musician, and stylish Amy's in Paris doing an internship with Louis Vuitton. In this retelling, always-independent Jo, after losing her journalism job, is working as a prep cook and writing a food blog in New York City Meg is a married and overwhelmed stay-at-home mother with two-year-old twins in small-town Bunyan, N.C. Kantra (Carolina Blues) charms in this outstanding update of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott's 19th century classic.

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