. . . for it was a new thing to see Meg blushing and talkin… - Louisa May Alcott

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. . . for it was a new thing to see Meg blushing and talking about admiration, lovers, and things of that sort, and Jo felt as if during that fortnight her sister had grown up amazingly, and was drifting away from her into a world where she could not follow.

Louisa May Alcott

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fear-of-change coming-of-age loss-of-innocence sense-of-loss growing-up

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Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832 – 6 March 1888) was an American novelist best remembered for her novel Little Women (1868).

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Pen Names: A. M. Barnard • Flora Fairfield • Flora Fairchild • Tribulation Periwinkle

Alternative Names: Louisa Alcott • Louisa M. Alcott • Louisa Mary Alcott • L.M.A.

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