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How could I have missed this as a girl?!
Anne is a marvel of a human being, orphaned young in life, sent to work as a caretaker of children when she herself was a child, and yet filled with a zest for life and a joy of small delights. Anne rejoices when she is taken in by an old man and his sister and is allowed to attend school, where she flourishes, and as she is befriended by a girl her age there. Anne stumbles, allowing her temper to rule her good judgments at times, and making errors because ...more
Anne is a marvel of a human being, orphaned young in life, sent to work as a caretaker of children when she herself was a child, and yet filled with a zest for life and a joy of small delights. Anne rejoices when she is taken in by an old man and his sister and is allowed to attend school, where she flourishes, and as she is befriended by a girl her age there. Anne stumbles, allowing her temper to rule her good judgments at times, and making errors because ...more
I had wanted to read this book for years. However, I thought of it as a children's book and thought I was well beyond the age where I would enjoy it. How wrong I was. I loved this book. I was enchanted by Anne, her charming stories and her antics. I also enjoyed the visual images of Prince Edward's Island and the depictions of the peaceful, rural life on the island. I have been to PEI so I found it easy to visualize Anne and the rest of the characters living in this beautiful place and I felt th
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I've read a lot of children's novels, but never have I met such a delightful character as bright, talkative, opinionated, stubborn Anne Shirley. I'm pleased to have read her story, finally, after all these years. I wish I had read this when I was a child - it could have changed my life.
Anne arrived at Green Gables, a Canadian farmhouse, as an orphan adopted by siblings Matthew and Marilla. They wanted a boy, but Anne turned out to be so sweet and entertaining, they could not send her away. She b ...more
Anne arrived at Green Gables, a Canadian farmhouse, as an orphan adopted by siblings Matthew and Marilla. They wanted a boy, but Anne turned out to be so sweet and entertaining, they could not send her away. She b ...more
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