Good wives cover

Good wives

by Louisa May Alcott

Three years from Little Women, this is the second story about the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and their friend Laurie as each grows from childhood into adulthood. Life promises adventures, fulfillment and painful trials along the way, marriage, disappointment in love and a tragedy which touches them all, each of them finally finds happiness, if not always in the way they expect.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?