Eight Cousins: or The Aunt-Hill; The Original 1875 Edition BN_Top_100 An amateur quartet

An amateur quartet

even in its original Italian-language release

the spirit of Death himself

”  —Rebecca Makkai

So put this book down

Eight Cousins: or The Aunt-Hill; The Original 1875 Edition BN_Top_100 An amateur quartetEight Cousins, or The Aunt Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child rearing, she becomes happier and healthier while finding her