A Modern Cinderella

In this captivating collection of early stories, Louisa May Alcott blends domestic warmth, keen social satire, and Civil War drama. A selfless sister finds romance through humble household devotion in the title story, while a sensible country girl confronts fashionable snobbery in society. From an intense wartime reckoning between estranged brothers to a child's tender garden hospital, these stories illuminate love, justice, and moral resilience.