I’m a long established lover of the “Little Women” books, I’ve read everything L.M. Alcott ever wrote (including those stories full of city low life)and I’ve seen every adaptation going. I was surprised to see a new version of L.W. so soon after the last one but I did think this new one was terrific in pointing out the importance of several underlying issues about the story without “spoiling” its traditional elements. And I did like to see Marmee played as she should be, as a woman we would now consider young, ie barely 40 if that (which did seem old when we were reading the book as kids), with strong feelings to match her strong principles. If this puts you off, don’t let it – go and see and enjoy. Several of my daughters/nieces, who staunchly refused to read past the start of Little Women and barely endured previous films, have loved it and are still talking ?about the issues? arising from it. And I really enjoyed it too.

?

Jenny

?