Great or Nothing - Joy McCullough, others

Written by Joy McCullough, others
Read by Saskia Maarleveld, Joy McCullough, Tess Sharpe, Erin Spencer
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Books on Tape
Release date: March 8, 2022
Duration: 09:48:29

Authors: Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, Jessica Spotswood

Nattators: Saskia Maarleveld, Joy McCullough, Tess Sharpe, Erin Spencer

A reimagining of Little Women set in 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the second World War, this story, told from each March sister’s point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery.

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 their daughter, Beth.

Under the strain of their grief, Beth’s remaining sisters 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 London—the same city where one Mr. Theodore Laurence is stationed as an army pilot.

A separate author, three in prose and Beth’s in verse, still holding the family together from beyond the grave, writes each March sister’s point of view. Woven together, these threads tell a story of finding one’s way in a world undergoing catastrophic change.

Good juxtaposition, Little Women had the March family without Mr. March who was serving in the Civil War and now the sister endure World /war II.