Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.”
—Louisa May Alcott
Narra el verano de 4 hermanas en la época de la guerra civil, y como descubren a pesar de sus diferencias y anhelos individuales la importancia del amor fraternal y familiar.