The March sisters are among the most beloved characters in childrenÕs literature, and Good Wives Ð the second volume of Little Women Ð picks up where its predecessor left off. As Meg marries John, Jo is faced with a romantic dilemma of her own, Amy travels to Europe, and Beth becomes increasingly ill. In this sensitive and lively novel, Alcott Ð Ôthe Thackeray, the Trollope, of the nursery and the schoolroomÕ, as Henry James called her Ð is on sparkling form.