Emily of New Moon (Emily Part 1) (Emily Starr Trilogy)

by L.M. Montgomery

You mustn't be afraid of anything, Emily. Death isn't terrible. The universe is full of love—and spring comes everywhere—and in death you open and shut a door. There are beautiful things on the other side of the door. I'll find your mother there—I've

"She's left the childhood of her soul behind, though she is still a child in body," he muttered.