Eight Cousins (Paperback) by Louisa May Alcott

9781605124032. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 240. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. From the pen of Louisa May Alcott comes a tale of one girl's transformation in nineteenth-century Boston. Rose Campbell may be an orphan, but she has no shortage of family. There are six aunts, seven cousins, and an uncle - Uncle Alex, who has strange notions about the proper way to raise children. After years of boarding school and being ladylike, Rose finds that playing with rowdy boys, getting fresh air, and eating good food have a surprising effect. Eight Cousins provides an enjoyable story as well as an intriguing glimpse at Alcott's views on women, which were radical for her time.