Eight cousins - Louisa May Alcott

The girl Rose Campbell, tired and sick, moved to live in the care of her aunts after the death of her beloved father. Six aunts bother her and impose a restricted way of life on her driven by motives of nurturing, love, care, and fear for her. In this situation she lives with her aunts, here is Rose exposed to the shock of noise and commotion from seven of her cousins who surprised her unexpectedly, so she stands confused, torn by discouraging feelings. How can a quiet girl, 13 years old, deal with such a situation? But the arrival of Uncle Alec changes everything. This open-minded uncle, who differs from the way the aunts raise her, works to bring the girl out of the circle of fear and frustration into a lively and active life, which terrifies her aunts. And this uncle, the doctor and sailor, makes her feel confident in his methods and way of getting her out of the state of frustration. He saves her from her aunts’ recipes and encourages her to develop a relationship with her cousins, whom she was afraid of at first, so she gains the courage to enter many adventures with her cousins — "the noisy but loving" ones... and Rose’s personality begins to blossom and flourish. "Eight Cousins," a novel skillfully weaving the development of relationships within the family. It offers a lesson in upbringing, building friendships, and cooperation with others. Number of pages: 288 Year of publication: 2023 Publisher: Dar Al Tanweer for Publishing and Distribution