Welcome to From the Front Porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South. You're going to do. Oh, Joe's breath gave out here and wrapping her head in the paper she bedued her little story with a few natural tears,

for to be independent and earn the praise of those she loved

were the dearest wishes of her heart,

and this seemed to be the first step toward that happy end.

Louisa May Alcott, little women. to be the first step toward that happy end.

Louisa May Alcott, little women.

I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf,

an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.

And today I'm joined by Hunter McClendon, regular from the Front Porch contributor. in

and today I'm joined by Hunter McClendon, regular from the front porch contributor and

books to grammar at Shelf by Shelf.

In honor of Greta Gerwig and Louis Saint-A-Cot,

we're diving into the genius that is little women. I'm so excited. I look anybody who's

followed me on Instagram for the past oh I don't know two weeks three weeks month

knows that I am obsessed I was obsessed when I was eight and fast

forward I'm nearly 34 oh my gosh I said 44

nearly 34 and I am obsessed all over again and I blame Greta Gerewig.

Same. I, the thing is I, I, we'll get into this later but I read the book last year let's get into it now

tell me your feelings because I know you read this last year and I let you have your opinion

because that's what friends do we it because because it's fine. Not every book is for every person.

Okay, my problem is, is that I don't feel like it was sold to me, not by you, but by other people on

Instagram. People made it out to be something very different. to me not by you but like by other people on Instagram

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