Alison Larkin Presents: Little Women with Happy Women

De: Louisa May Alcott

Narrado por: Anne Undeland

Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women; Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy (the first of four books) gives us the March sisters in one evanescent year, from Christmas to Christmas, as they dance back and forth on the delicate, tender line between childhood and adulthood.

By turns as achingly beautiful as it is humorous and wise, fall head over heels for rough-and-tumble Jo, graceful Meg, gentle, gifted Beth, and willful Amy as they struggle, fight, sing, write, run, play, weep, laugh, and love their ways through life in Civil War New England.

This delightful recording is followed by a fascinating conversation between Anne Undeland and Alison Larkin about Louisa May Alcott’s feminist beginnings and why the famous story is still beloved today. And "Happy Women", an essay Louisa May Alcott wrote for Valentine’s Day 1868 challenging the popular belief that a woman needed to be married in order to be happy.

©2019 Alison Larkin Presents; Little Women is a Public Domain work (P)2019 Alison Larkin Presents

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Narrator Anne Undeland captivates listeners with her exquisite narration of Part One of this classic. (The novel was originally published in two parts.) Listeners are effortlessly transported into the lives of the March family in Civil War-era New England. Undeland creates distinct and vibrant portraits of these beloved characters--Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, Marmee, and Laurie--and superbly captures the sisters' great enjoyment of games, plays, crafts, and music, as well as Jo's start as an author. Themes of women's roles, family, and sacrifice for others remain relevant for contemporary listeners. Undeland adeptly conveys French words, as well as the occasional accent, including Irish and German. An afterword presents a stimulating conversation between producer Alison Larkin and Undeland." (AudioFile Magazine)

A Forever Favorite

I've always loved this story and it's nice to listen to in audible. The narrator did a nice job. Its always a fun holiday story as it begins at Christmas time. it's a great story for girls to grow up with as I did.

Fantastic Narration of a Well Loved Classic

I have had Little Women on my tbr for 20 years. With classics there are usually many good narrations to choose from.

I love Alison Larkin productions, and while this is my first one read by someone other than Alison herself, her high standards are easily met. Anne Uneland did very clear and distinct voices, and I was easily able to follow which sister was talking along with the several other characters.

While I really enjoyed this classic story, and will relisten again in the future, it still does not stop my favourite classic. This story was such a sweet story of sisters and how they love each other, as well as fight and have their disagreements. I loved the little historical bits. I enjoyed how different and unique each sister was (I know they were based on her own family.) I enjoyed that while I could relate more to one character, I admired and looked up to the other, as if she were my own sister. I also enjoyed listening to it so close to Christmas, but you can enjoy this story over and over, for years to come, anytime.

I highly recomend this version by Alison Larkin productions. She was the first person I tried classics with on Audible, and I rarely listen to anything else. Enjoy this beautiful listen.

I received a copy of this book at my request, and I have voluntarily left this review.

Loved Little Women!

This book was always a favorite of my childhood and Anne Undeland does it every justice. A beautiful and timeless book beautifully read! I look forward to part two.

Another good Alison La4kin Presents

This is the first I’ve listened to this book. I’ve previously read it. It’s a great book, hence being a classic.

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( Anne Undeland ) and I would listen to another. She read this book well. It is a bit more of a reading than a performance, but a very nice listen. She uses subtly different voices for each sister. She makes use of accents for some other characters.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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A new version to love

I grew up listening to Little Women. This wonderfully classic tale is well read by Alison Larkin. I was a little disappointed that they stopped at part one and did not include part two in the recording. The interview at the end provided interesting insight into the author and the novel that I hadn’t known before. All in all, a very enjoyable listen.

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