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where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book. I'm your host, Elizabeth.

Thank you for joining me tonight. This evening will be returning to little women, but before

that, take some time to settle in. Place yourself in a cozy living room on a cold evening.

A fire is warring in front of you and you are sat in an armchair not too far away from

you. Next to you is a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. You close your eyes and listen

to the crackle of the fire. When you inhale, you can smell the pine from the tree fill your

nose. When you exhale, you sink deeper into your comfy chair and feel all your worries

and cares disappear. You have nothing left to do today but relax.

In our first episode, we met the March Girls in their sitting room on Christmas Eve in

the St. Louis, in order of age, Meg, the eldest and most grown up, Joe, the tomboy and

creative, bare, sensible and kind, and Amy, the youngest and most vain. They were discussing

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