Recently I read some book reviews on Keelia Clarkson's site, Wallflower Journal. One recommended book was Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott. I had never heard of it! When I looked into it, I saw that her book, Eight Cousins, was the prequel to Rose in Bloom.
In Eight Cousins, Rose comes to live with her Uncle Alec and a couple of aunts after her father dies. Many other aunts, uncles and seven boy cousins live close by. The cousins delight in her company. When she arrives, she is sickly and weak. Uncle Alec, who is a doctor, treats her with excercise and sunshine. The aunts don't approve. He begs them to allow her to be under his care for one year as an experiment. They assent.
Delightful stories about a large, loyal family who carries each other through difficult times and relishes in the joys of life.
*Highly recommend.
Points to discuss: views on the Chinese and the social class (poor vs wealthy), two cousins smoke (Rose makes a deal with them to stop), the oldest cousins (age 17) begins hanging out with a rowdy crowd that encourages drinking and betting, Rose does some things behind her uncle's back
-Borrowed from the library
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