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Brenda Telford

Delightful!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2017

Bab and Betty Moss were sisters and enjoyed a game like all children. Their latest game of a tea party for all their dollies under the lilacs was interrupted when the cake they were to serve disappeared. And while they searched, it reappeared once more. Bab and Betty were confused – there was obviously magic in the air.

When Mrs Moss and her girls discovered young Ben Brown and his dog Sancho in a nearby carriage house, the mystery of the cake came to light. But more was revealed when Ben told of escaping from the harsh treatment of the ringmaster of a circus; they were in search of Ben’s father and were starving and tired. Mrs Moss soon put that to rights, and Ben found himself a job with Miss Celia and her fourteen year old brother Thornton (Thorny) who was a little sickly.

But change came to Ben’s life and although he was happy with his new “family” some things could never be the same – could they? What would happen to Ben and Sancho? What would be their future?

Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott is an absolutely delightful children/young adult’s story which I thoroughly enjoyed. Light and entertaining; filled with wit and humour and of course old fashioned words and phrases, it is a worthy read by both young and old alike. Originally published in 1878, it is still highly readable almost 140 later! Highly recommended.

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Digital Panache

A decent one time read

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on February 2, 2019

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Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott is a simple story, mostly meant for kids. This is full of magic and at the same time, full of simplicity of the times about which the author has written. It really takes you back in time and rejoice the eagerness in characters, Bab and Betty, to realize something. It's a decent one time read.

lsnider37

Under the Lilacs

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 27, 2021

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The characters have the same charm as those in Alcott's Little Women. I would recommend this story to those who like books about children growing up in early America.

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345dance

Charming

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 24, 2020

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Easy to read, for all ages, but still has beautiful writing.

The Duke

Sweet, easy story.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 25, 2016

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A very descriptive book...the author makes it easy to picture the things she writes about. The plot is sweet and simple. This is a book you can put down...not suspenseful at all. But it is uplifting and light. This is a good book to fill time....like waiting in the doc's office, on break at work, sitting in your car waiting on your husband....etc. Enjoy!

ozcopilot

A pleasant read.

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on June 17, 2017

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This was a book that was totally unknown to me prior to a friend reviewing it on Goodreads. LM Alcott is one of my favourite childhood authors and to find an unread story was wonderful. I enjoyed it very much; although it was not as good as Little Women et al, it certainly had elements of those books running through it. For fans of Alcott especially.

GiGi

A lovely story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2019

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It was nice to read a good novel. L M Alcott has been a fan of mine since my childhood.

Linda K Bankston

I enjoy reading books from this time period

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 1, 2016

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I enjoy reading books from this time period. They provide a great insight into a time era that was very different than today's electronic world. Children were allowed to be children. This book did not disappoint.

Kindle Customer

Sweet read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 27, 2017

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I had never read this novel before. It was sweet and heartwarming. I really enjoyed the characters and their development over the course of the novel.

Steve

Sweet - interesting for younger readers and a reminder for older ones

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 5, 2014

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Alcott's writing is still as sweet and interesting today as it was when I read it 50 years ago. As a bonus I find this story's characters make a noteworthy benchmark for today's public policy debate about education and social values.

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