She spends six months with a friend of her mother who runs a boarding house in New York City, serving as governess for her two children. Jo decides she wants a bit of adventure and to put distance between herself and Laurie, hoping he will forget his feelings. Jo confides in Marmee, telling her that she loves Laurie like a brother and that she could not love him in a romantic way. At first she believes it's with Beth, but soon senses it's with herself. While trying to uncover the reason for Beth's sadness, Jo realizes that Laurie has fallen in love. Beth's health is weak due to complications from scarlet fever and her spirits are down. Amy is chosen over Jo to go on a European tour with her aunt. Laurie graduates from college, having put in the effort to do well in his last year with Jo's prompting. Meg seeks advice from Marmee, who helps her find balance in her married life by making more time for wifely duties and encouraging John to become more involved with child rearing. When they have twins, Meg is a devoted mother but John begins to feel neglected and left out. Three years after the events of Little Women, Meg and John marry and learn how to live together. Good Wives is generally regarded as the second book in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series.
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