Anne of Ingleside
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Classics
3.6
L. M. Montgomery
BY A REMARKABLE CANADIAN WRITER. NOW A NETFLIX SERIES.'Anne Shirley is, for me, one of the great characters of literature' LAUREN CHILD'The dearest, most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice' MARK TWAIN The sixth book in the Anne Shirley series.'It's been lovely to be Anne of Green Gables again for a week, but it's a hundred times lovelier to come back and be Anne of Ingleside'There's never a dull moment at Ingleside, Anne's lively home: Anne is now the mother of five children - with a sixth baby on the way. But even with endless demands on her time, she couldn't be happier and there's nowhere in the world she'd rather be. No matter what life brings - whether it's the numerous scrapes her children get up to or Gilbert's insufferable aunt outstaying her welcome by months - Anne faces every challenge with her usual verve for life. But then she begins to suspect that Gilbert doesn't love her any more. She's a little older, it's true, but Anne is the same spirited redhead she's always been. She hasn't changed. But has he?A collection that will be coveted by children and adults alike, this list is the best in children's literature, curated by Virago. These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig), Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse, An Episode of Sparrows), Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden, The Gift Giving) E. Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway Children), Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess, The Secret Garden) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover Virago Children's Classics.
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Author
L. M. Montgomery
Pages
400
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Published Date
2017-05-04
ISBN
0349009503 9780349009506
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"While this was still a wonderful book, it seems like an awkward transition from Anne's life to the life of her children. If reading this as the 6th book (before Rainbow Valley), this is the first time we *really* meet any of Anne's Children, and now we are hopping back and forth between them in each chapter. Perhaps they are better introduced in Rainbow Valley, the book that was originally intended to be read next. A better reader might be able to create a cohesive idea of each in their mind, while I honestly don't even remember all of their names. By the end of the book, I have some ideas of personality, and I do like some of these stories, but many of this book's events are pitiless destructions of Anne and her children's feelings. It has a very different feeling in my mind to the previous books where all of the trials are either romantic, hilarious, or moral-producing.<br/>That being said, it struck me how much Montgomery portrays each book in the way someone of Anne's current age may have seen it. I have never been a parent, so perhaps I am wrong, but Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Ingleside are both books about young children and the scrapes in which they are entangled. However, the first book reads like it is full of wonder and adventure, from the perspective of a child. Anne of Engleside is children's life from the perspective of an adult. The way the words are woven evokes the same sorts of emotions I imagine a person might feel at each stage of life. One might say she endows each book with the "soul" of that portion of life which it is meant to represent. I feel the same way about the college and young career books. These novels grow with Anne.<br/>Although this is safely my least favorite book so far, it is clear that Montgomery is an amazing author perfectly suited to my fancies."
Uncle Snail
"I don't remember if i finished this book, but i'm pretty sure i did, good book just like the others"
Jess