“Anne of the Island” by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of the Island

(Anne of Green Gables Series, #3)

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Synopsis: 

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly Anne must decide if she's ready for love...

My Review:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & ❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎

5+ stars & 8/10 hearts. One of my favourite things about this series is that Anne grows up through them. I love seeing the lessons Anne learns as an 18 to 20-year-old. I love the humour and beauty of this book, like all the Anne books. The thing that appeals to me most in the Anne books is just that realisticness. The stories and characters and thoughts and lessons are real. I don’t agree with everything, but there are so many good thoughts in this book... I am 18 years old myself, and I relate to Anne in many ways still. <33

A Favourite Quote: “It must not be with her as with poor butterfly Ruby. When she came to the end of one life it must not be to face the next with the shrinking terror of something wholly different—something for which accustomed thought and ideal and aspiration had unfitted her. The little things of life, sweet and excellent in their place, must not be the things lived for; the highest must be sought and followed; the life of heaven must be begun here on earth.”

A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “...the Lake of Shining Waters was blue—blue—blue; not the changeful blue of spring, nor the pale azure of summer, but a clear, steadfast, serene blue, as if the water were past all moods and tenses of emotion and had settled down to a tranquility unbroken by fickle dreams.”

A Favourite Humorous Quote: “‘I had a nickel with me when I got on the car. I thought it was in the left pocket of my coat. When I got settled down comfortably I felt for it. It wasn't there. I had a cold chill. I felt in the other pocket. Not there. I had another chill. Then I felt in a little inside pocket. All in vain. I had two chills at once. ... I concluded I must have put it in my mouth and swallowed it inadvertently. Just ... when all hope had fled, ... I suddenly remembered where I had put that wretched coin of the realm. I hadn't swallowed it after all. I meekly fished it out of the index finger of my glove and poked it in the box. I smiled at everybody and felt that it was a beautiful world.’”

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The ebook is free on Feedbooks. I do not recommend getting the first book off there because it's full of typos.