Gwen the Librarian's review
Before Green Gables
by Budge Wilson
Gwen the Librarian's review
Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson
Gwen the Librarian's review
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As a huge fan of Anne as a girl, the adult in me did not want to spoil any of my memories by picking up this prequel commissioned for the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables. As a librarian, I felt it was my duty to suck it up and read. I was not disappointed.
Before Green Gables seems to stay close to Anne's own description of her life before arriving at Green Gables (but it's been a few years since I last read it, so purists may have gripes I didn't notice). It opens with the romance of her parents before her birth and traces her early history right up until the train arrives at Bright River station to drop her off where Matthew Cuthbert will eventually claim her.
The story is sweet. It's interesting in the way it fleshes out the details only hinted at previously. It is, however, a little far fetched with the bright-eyed and smart little Anne talking at 8 months and taking on traits and duties beyond that of a usual child. She is too remarkable, even for Anne of Gre...more
Before Green Gables seems to stay close to Anne's own description of her life before arriving at Green Gables (but it's been a few years since I last read it, so purists may have gripes I didn't notice). It opens with the romance of her parents before her birth and traces her early history right up until the train arrives at Bright River station to drop her off where Matthew Cuthbert will eventually claim her.
The story is sweet. It's interesting in the way it fleshes out the details only hinted at previously. It is, however, a little far fetched with the bright-eyed and smart little Anne talking at 8 months and taking on traits and duties beyond that of a usual child. She is too remarkable, even for Anne of Gre...more
