So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix av Bethany C. Morrow

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<p><b>In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. This powerful <i>Little Women</i> remix follows four young Black sisters coming of age during the American Civil War, reframing a much-beloved tale outside of its original, exclusively lily-white perspective.<br></b><b><br>North Carolina, 1863</b>. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedpeople''s Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black people have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the "old life." It is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters:<br><br>Meg, a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own.<br><br>Jo, a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained.<br><br>Beth, a talented seamstress searching for a higher purpose.<br><br>Amy