Kun Ruusu Puhkeaa
1876
Kun Ruusu Puhkeaa, written by Louisa May Alcott and published in 1876, continues the story of the Campbell family from her earlier work, Kahdeksan serkusta. The novel follows Rose and her cousins as they reunite after a period apart, exploring themes of personal growth, family dynamics, and the challenges of maturity. As Rose returns from abroad, the evolving relationships with her cousins, particularly regarding their perceptions of her newfound maturity, are central to the narrative. The book highlights the ambitions and self-discovery of young women against the backdrop of societal expectations.
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“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.””
— Louisa May Alcott
“To me, love isn't all. I must look up, not down, trust and honor with my whole heart, and find strenght and integrity to lean on””
— Louisa May Alcott
“A very precious and lovely part, but not all,” continued Rose. “Neither should it be for a woman: for we’ve got minds and souls as well as hearts; ambition and talents as well as beauty and accomplishments; and we want to live and learn as well as love and be loved. I’m sick of being told that is all a woman is fit for! I won’t have anything to do with love till I prove that I am something besides a housekeeper and baby-tender!””
— Louisa May Alcott
“No woman should give her happiness into the keeping of a man without fixed principles...””
— Louisa May Alcott
“Mac looked up with the oddest of all his odd expressions””
— Louisa May Alcott
“What right have I to more gay gowns, when some poor babies have none; or to spend time making myself fine, while there is so much bitter want in the world?””
— Louisa May Alcott
“The fun and fame do not last, while the memory of a real helper is kept green long after poetry is forgotten and music silent.””
— Louisa May Alcott
“for it is the small temptations which undermine integrity unless we watch and pray and never think them too trivial to be resisted.””
— Louisa May Alcott
“Do you consider shoes unhealthy?" he asked, surveying the socks with respectful interest””
— Louisa May Alcott
