Everyone seems to think lovely, wealthy Rose Campbell should get married. Everyone, that is, except Rose.

In this sequel to Eight Cousins, Rose returns to the Aunt Hill after two years of traveling around the world. Suddenly, she is surrounded by male admirers. But before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman. To begin with, she is learning that riches do not bring happiness in themselves. She is also beginning to suspect that some of her friends like her more for her money than for herself. With the support of her family, Rose sets out to untie the complications of young womanhood.

Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Educated by her father until she was sixteen, she later studied under Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Theodore Parker. A prolific writer, her most famous work, Little Women, is a timeless American classic.