Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins #1)

The well-known children's book Eight Relatives by Louisa May Alcott was first released in 1875. The protagonist is Rose Campbell who is thirteen years old when her affluent father passes away. When Rose becomes an orphan she has never known a mother and has had little interaction with her family members. She is suddenly in the care of her great-aunts her father's six brothers their spouses and her seven male cousins. She is a lovely and sweet girl. Rose needs to learn how to fit in as a young woman and heiress in this unfamiliar and frequently intimidating society. Eight Cousins is replete with the kind of sensible sound and moral guidance that readers have come to anticipate from Alcott and her classic tales of young girls developing into responsible considerate adults. The touching and heartwarming glimpse of Rose's journey through the loss of her father and the difficulty of adjusting to a new environment that followed that loss can also be found in her tale. One of Louisa May Alcott's best-known stories Eight Cousins appeals to viewers of all ages.