Recently orphaned, young Rose Campbell is sent to the "Aunt Hill," where Uncle Alex, her six aunts and seven boy cousins live in noisy confusion. It is nothing like the quiet girls' boarding school that has been Rose's home for the past year. Surrounded by a bewildering array of pets, relatives, and unfamiliar foods, the fragile girl wonders if she will ever get used to this new life. Fortunately, Uncle Alex is her guardian. He keeps the aunts from coddling her too much, and makes sure that she has plenty of time to play outside with her cousins. Day by day, learning how to care for each of these people, Rose begins to bloom. Eight Cousins is a charming introduction to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classics, which include Little Women and Little Men. Barbara Caruso's colorful narration perfectly captures Rose and her extended family.
Recently orphaned, young Rose Campbell is sent to the "Aunt Hill," where Uncle Alex, her six aunts and seven boy cousins live in noisy confusion. It is nothing like the quiet girls' boarding school that has been Rose's home for the past year. Surrounded by a bewildering array of pets, relatives, and unfamiliar foods, the fragile girl wonders if she will ever get used to this new life. Fortunately, Uncle Alex is her guardian. He keeps the aunts from coddling her too much, and makes sure that she has plenty of time to play outside with her cousins. Day by day, learning how to care for each of these people, Rose begins to bloom. Eight Cousins is a charming introduction to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classics, which include Little Women and Little Men. Barbara Caruso's colorful narration perfectly captures Rose and her extended family.
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Germantown, Pensilvania, 1832-Boston, Massachusetts, 1888. Recibió de su padre buena parte de su educación y estuvo en contacto con algunas personalidades destacadas, como Emerson, Thoreau o Theodore Parker. Desempeñó diversos trabajos para sobrellevar las dificultades económicas de su familia formada por cuatro hermanas y los padres de ella, y decidió trabajar como enfermera voluntaria durante la Guerra de Secesión, experiencia que recogió en el libro Hospital Sketches (1863). No obstante, pronto tuvo que abandonar esa ocupación porque contrajo el tifus. A partir de entonces pudo dedicarse por completo a la escritura. Entre los libros que publicó se cuentan algunos relatos que aparecieron bajo pseudónimo. Fue gracias a la publicación de Mujercitas (1868-1869) que se convirtió en una escritora verdaderamente popular. El éxito fue rotundo e inmediato, y a esta le siguieron otras novelas como Una muchacha anticuada (1870), Hombrecitos (1871), Trabajo. Un relato de vivencias (1873), Eight cousins (1875) o Rose in Bloom (1876).
