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Though this is but the first in a series of books about Anne, it stands alone quite nicely.
When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan to help them on the farm in their old age it’s a surprise to their neighbors. But they, themselves, are surprised to find that the orphan they get is not the strong boy they requested but a skinny, red-haired, highly imaginative 10-year-old girl. Anne quickly becomes enamored of Green Gables, and the Cuthberts are just as quickly enamored of Anne ...more
When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan to help them on the farm in their old age it’s a surprise to their neighbors. But they, themselves, are surprised to find that the orphan they get is not the strong boy they requested but a skinny, red-haired, highly imaginative 10-year-old girl. Anne quickly becomes enamored of Green Gables, and the Cuthberts are just as quickly enamored of Anne ...more
Listening to Rachel McAdams narrating this novel was such a treat! She was able to bring so much life and character to the story that I’m not sure I would’ve gotten if I had read it myself. Now I need to watch the Netflix show and read the graphic novel and get a nice hard bound set of all the books.
My aunt read Anne of Green Gables regularly. Her mother, my grandmother, was born on Prince Edward Island. And yet, I never got around to reading this book until now. Why did I wait so long? For I know that if I had read it as a girl it would have been one of my favorite books ever. And even now, at a much more advanced age, it is still absolutely delightful. Anne Shirley, the young orphan girl who is adopted by the shy and retiring brother and sister pair Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, is a chil
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This has always been, and will always be, a great favorite of mine. Anne is such a lovely heroine that I can't help but to love her dearly.
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Dec 08, 2008
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