Thursday, February 8, 2018

L M Montgomery Books

All 8 Anne books

Z here.  I don't usually do this, so bear with me.
Show of hands, who here *doesn't* like L M Montgomery's books?
No one?
That's about what we guessed.

Anne of Green Gables cover closeups
The human really likes Lucy Maud Montgomery's books (all of them, ok, maybe not 'Kilmeny of the Orchard'...), and she decided that we needed them too.  We already had the original 6 Anne books ('Anne of Windy Poplars' and 'Anne of Ingleside' were published decades later than the rest of the series), but now the human made us the full 8 book set.



And not only that, she ended up making us all of her favorite L M Montgomery books, even the ones you don't usually hear about.

Emily, Pat, Jane, and Valancy
Her favorite book has to be 'Jane of Lantern Hill'.  (So much that once up a time she racked up multiple dollars in library fines for not returning it.  And when she saw it in a thrift store for 50 cents, she snatched it right up because that is not a common book.)


Her second favorite is probably 'The Blue Castle', because it read so differently than the other books.  Valancy is much older than the typical heroine, but just as spunky in her own way.  And her adventure is much more mundane but that doesn't make it any less important or fun.


And since you've all been so nice and stuck along, have a copy of the human's favorite.

The full sets of books patterns can be purchased at the human's etsy shop: Jinjia Mixed Goods

3 comments:

  1. I love all the books by LM! I even love Kilmeny of the orchard! I've read Anne many many times, and read the Blue Castle too. Best of all, I've been to PEI and seen every place LM lived and moved and had her being! Have you been there yet? If not, I would encourage you to try. It's so lovely there. The best time to go is in June when the lupines are blooming everywhere. But the mosquitoes are horrific so you need lots of spray. Thanks for the freebie!

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  2. Love this blog entry, so sweet. Thanks for "The Blue Castle" give-away.

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  3. love, love Anne! The Blue Castle was shocking to me, at first, and after reading about Maud's own life it all made sense! I have not read Jane of Lantern Hill and must find it!

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