The Blossoming of Rose Campbell — Louisa May Alcott

Eight Cousins is the story of Rose Campbell, a shy, lonely, fragile girl without a home. She can stay with either of her six aunts or her bachelor uncle Alec... but how to decide between them and the most lively, handsome and exciting clan of boys she's ever met? And when the time comes for the greatest choice of them all, will Rose have blossomed into a young woman capable of loving and being loved as she deserves? Doctor Alec and the boys are in for a ride, watching and waiting until they can see their Rose in Bloom.