1861 – Massachusetts, North America. There is a civil war.
This is the story of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March.
The March girls live with their mother in a small house in a small town. Their father is away. He is with the Union Army.
Laurie Laurence lives in a big house with his grandfather. Laurie is the March girls’ neighbour.
And he is their best friend.
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