Alcott continues the main themes of the Little Women tetralogy in his other novel, The Rose and the Seven Brothers. When the shy and fragile Rose was left an orphan, the entire large Campbell family took up her fate. Accustomed to the quiet corridors of a boarding school, a girl moves into a busy house, where her great-aunts and aunts are eager to raise her as a lady, and seven cousins of different ages are eager to include her in their games. The arrival of their guardian, Uncle Alec, puts an end to their dispute: with his guidance, walks, interesting lessons and many adventures appear in the schedule, which return Rose to a full life...