Very glad to have finally read it. A really interesting take on the Little Women story giving us the hidden story of the father, who actually is just a bit of a shit really it feels like. Marmee is given more personality and back story and the few chapters in the hospital from her perspective were the most readable. The chapters set in the south showing the terrible legacy of slavery were impactful, I just wasn't a fan of his narrative and perspective. A lot the story felt cliché and schmaltzy at times but that fits very well with the style of Little Women I suppose which is one of my favourite books of all time.