The warmhearted story of the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy growing up in 19th century America. Their happy family life is disturbed when their father leaves for the civil war and is shaken further when their mother must leave to nurse their wounded father back to health. But family love and loyalty keeps them together. As the years pass, the girls become women and learn more about life and love. Louise May Alcott's timeless classic shows the joy of growing in a warm family.