Great or Nothing
Author: Richmond, Caroline Tung
ISBN: 9780593372623
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 May 2023
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A reimagining of Plt;iPgt;Little WomenPlt;/iPgt; set in 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the Second World War, this story, told from each March sisterP#39;s point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In the fall of 1942, the United States is still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the US starts sending troops to the front, the March family of Concord, Massachusetts, grieves their own enormous loss: the death of daughter Beth.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Under the strain of their grief, BethP#39;s remaining sistersP#39; fracture, each going their own way, with Jo nursing her wounds and building planes in Connecticut, Meg holding down the home front with Marmee, and Amy living a secret life as a Red Cross volunteer in LondonP#8212;the same city where one Mr. Theodore Laurence is stationed as an army pilot.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Each March sisterP#39;s point of view is written by a separate author, three in prose and BethP#39;s in verse, still holding the family together from beyond the grave. Woven together, these threads tell a story of finding oneP#39;s way in a world undergoing catastrophic change.
ISBN: 9780593372623
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 May 2023
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A reimagining of Plt;iPgt;Little WomenPlt;/iPgt; set in 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the Second World War, this story, told from each March sisterP#39;s point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In the fall of 1942, the United States is still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the US starts sending troops to the front, the March family of Concord, Massachusetts, grieves their own enormous loss: the death of daughter Beth.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Under the strain of their grief, BethP#39;s remaining sistersP#39; fracture, each going their own way, with Jo nursing her wounds and building planes in Connecticut, Meg holding down the home front with Marmee, and Amy living a secret life as a Red Cross volunteer in LondonP#8212;the same city where one Mr. Theodore Laurence is stationed as an army pilot.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Each March sisterP#39;s point of view is written by a separate author, three in prose and BethP#39;s in verse, still holding the family together from beyond the grave. Woven together, these threads tell a story of finding oneP#39;s way in a world undergoing catastrophic change.
