
Why we'd hand it over
A quieter, more philosophical epilogue than most readers expect—Jo as headmistress is less dramatic than Jo as writer, but the novel's gentle insistence that a good life is built through service and community still lands.

A quieter, more philosophical epilogue than most readers expect—Jo as headmistress is less dramatic than Jo as writer, but the novel's gentle insistence that a good life is built through service and community still lands.