Eight Cousins: The Aunt-Hill (Classic Louisa May Alcott)

Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott. Eight Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden great aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. Each chapter describes an adventure in Rose's life as she learns to help herself and others make good choices. Rose must define for herself her role as the only woman of her generation in her family and as an heiress in Boston's elite society. Motherless for most of her life, 13-year-old Rose looks to her many aunts, her friends, and the housemaid Phebe as feminine role models. At the same time, she's suddenly confronted with a male guardian and 7 male cousins, none of whom she knows well, after losing her beloved father, the only man in her life.

• | Author: Louisa May Alcott
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Nov 11, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 138 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1979640955
• | ISBN-13: 9781979640954