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Canada -- History -- 1914-1945 -- Fiction Books
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L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The Blue Castle: a novel
"The Blue Castle: a novel by L. M. Montgomery" is a novel published in 1926. Twenty-nine-year-old Valancy Stirling has spent her entire life suffocated by her controlling family's expectations. When she receives a shocking medical diagnosis, she decides to finally break free and live on her own terms. She scandalizes her relatives by speaking her mind, moving out, and eventually proposing marriage to the mysterious and supposedly disreputable Barney Snaith. Together they build a new life on a remote island—but secrets still linger.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea
"Anne of Avonlea" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel published in 1909. This sequel follows Anne Shirley from ages sixteen to eighteen as she becomes Avonlea's schoolteacher on Prince Edward Island. Anne navigates the challenges of teaching, helps raise two orphaned twins, and co-founds the Village Improvement Society with mixed results. Along the way, she befriends an imaginative student and reunites a lonely woman with her long-lost love, all while preparing for college alongside her friend Gilbert.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Anne of the Island
"Anne of the Island" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel published in 1915. Anne Shirley leaves Prince Edward Island for the first time to attend Redmond College in Nova Scotia, embarking on new adventures with old and new friends. As she navigates college life, romantic proposals, and questions of true love, Anne must discover what her heart truly desires—and whether the ideal she's always imagined matches reality.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Annan unelmavuodet
"Annan unelmavuodet" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel in the Anne of Green Gables series. Anne Shirley leaves Prince Edward Island for the first time to attend Redmond College in Nova Scotia. Over three years of university life, she navigates new friendships, shares a cottage with fellow students, and faces romantic confusion. When she rejects Gilbert Blythe's proposal in favor of an idealized suitor, Anne must confront what her heart truly desires before it's too late.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Anna ystävämme
"Anna ystävämme" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel published in 1908. When eleven-year-old orphan Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables farm, the Cuthbert siblings are shocked—they requested a boy to help with farmwork, not a red-haired, talkative girl with a wild imagination. As Marilla and Matthew decide Anne's fate, this spirited child must prove she belongs in the only real home she's ever known, navigating school rivalries, deep friendships, and countless adventures in rural Prince Edward Island.
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