C. M. Hébert

Set ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits Plumfield, the New England school still presided over by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. Jo's Boys--including sailor Emil, promising musician Nat, and rebellious Dan--are grown. Jo, herself, remains at the center of this tale, holding her boys fast through shipwreck and storm, disappointment ... and even murder.

Three years on from Little Women, the March girls and their friend Laurie are young adults with their futures ahead of them. Although they all face painful trials along the way - from Meg's sad lesson in housekeeping to Laurie's disappointment in love and a tragedy which touches them all - each of the girls finally finds happiness, if not always in the way they expect.