Louisa May Alcott
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North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. This is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters. Meg is a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own. Jo is a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained. Beth, a talented seamstress, is searching for a higher purpose....
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"When a famed photojournalist shows up to document her family's 'Little Women Live!' attraction, Jo, who is rebelling against living in the shadow of her literary namesake, discovers that real life is much more complicated and messier than fiction"--Provided by publisher.
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"North Carolina, 1863. In the midst of the Civil War, the colony of freed people on Roanoke Island begins to be created, a refuge for the newly emancipated. Black families have begun to build a community of their own, a safe place in the shadow of their old lives. This is the place where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with her four daughters: Meg, a teacher who wants to find love and create her own family. Jo, a writer...
5) Little women
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English
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Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
6) Little women
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English
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Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age story follows the childhood adventures of the four free-spirited March sisters and their family's struggles during the Civil War.