Four sisters come of age in Massachusetts during the American Civil War as their father is away serving. The young women navigate their dream, love, and place in the world with their outspoken mother.

Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken woman for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.