Eight Cousins

Written by Louisa May Alcott

Narrated by Barbara Caruso

Recently orphaned, young Rose Campbell is sent to the "Aunt Hill," where Uncle Alex, her six aunts and seven boy cousins live in noisy confusion. It is nothing like the quiet girls' boarding school that has been Rose's home for the past year. Surrounded by a bewildering array of pets, relatives, and unfamiliar foods, the fragile girl wonders if she will ever get used to this new life. Fortunately, Uncle Alex is her guardian. He keeps the aunts from coddling her too much, and makes sure that she has plenty of time to play outside with her cousins. Day by day, learning how to care for each of these people, Rose begins to bloom. Eight Cousins is a charming introduction to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classics, which include Little Women and Little Men. Barbara Caruso's colorful narration perfectly captures Rose and her extended family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9781470353858

Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was an American author best known for her novel Little Women. Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, she was educated by her father, the transcendentalist Bronson Alcott, as well as by family friends Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. She was a Union Army nurse in the Civil War and published sensationalist novels under the nom de plume A. M. Barnard before finding lasting success as a children’s author with Little Women and its three sequels. 

Reviews for Eight Cousins

[MaW · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Beyond the error in the title (it's Eight Cousins), it's a charming and enjoyable book. I believe Louisa always writes with an educational purpose in her stories, even noticeable as she responds to trends of her time that she found unjust or bad. That's probably why the ideal readers are children. Note that the story is not preachy or anything of the sort; it's a sweet and good tale that could engage many little ones in the world of literature for the better. (Translated from Spanish)

[Lauragouvargas · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There is an error in the title. It is 8 primes. (Translated from Spanish)