![]() ![]() We just don’t happen to like each other very much. Our estrangement is not drama-laden – we have not betrayed one another’s trust, we have not stolen lovers or fought over money or property or any of the things that irreparably break families apart. Two against one, or three opposed, but never all together. The history of our trinity is fractious – a constantly shifting dividing line, never equal, never equitable. Rose always first, Bean never first, Cordy always last. Nothing can stop her-not even love.And Amy, the youngest, is watching all her sisters, learning from how they handle themselves. Wishing she could skip to graduation, she dreams of a life in New York City and a career in journalism where she can impact the world. If her passion-and her reputation-don’t derail her. Beth, the workhorse of the family, is afraid to leave the house, is afraid she’ll never figure out who she really is. The oldest, Meg, will be an officer’s wife and enter military society like so many of the women she admires. Struggling to build lives they can be proud of and that will lift them out of their humble station in life, one year will determine all that their futures can become. As different as they are, with their father on tour in Iraq and their mother hiding something, their fears are very much the same. The Spring Girls-Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy-are a force of nature on the New Orleans military base where they live. Roald Dahl's original works to remain in print without any changes READ MORE ![]()
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