Splendid. LMM’s usual prose and romantic writing style that takes you into the world of imagination. I got my Anne books from my grandmother who bought them whenever she found them but I never read this one.

Today is my last night in PEI and I bought and read this book here in my loft room by the soft glow of a small lamp. This book filled in all of the gaps between Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside in a beautiful, if at times sad, way. I do wish we saw more of Marilla though.

All in all a wonderfully enchanting book. I delighted in finding out that Anne’s favourite roses were the pink ones because they are mine as well. And I am thrilled to know where Jem got his name from!! What a dear kindred spirit I found in the Captain.

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I believe Lucy Maud Montgomery would have loved the nice reviews of her book, but I think that for her, writing the book was enough. Just like it was for Captain Jim.