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Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic By: Irene Gammel
Non-Fiction: Biography 262 pages 2008
This book is a biography of L. M. Montgomery told threw the lens of finding the true history of how “Anne of Green Gables” came about. It is well researched with numerous notes at the end of the book. In it we learn about events in the authors life that affected the book, including the most important fact the she personality knew a girl orphan that was placed with a family that were expecting a boy. It also goes into other things that she read that affected the work. (Apparently, Ann was the it name for orphans at that time.) And it includes information about how that work affected other things such as; how orphans were treated and Canadian pride. Also, it includes the required speculation for all dead authors that they were secretly gay. (Excluding, openly gay authors who must be implied that they were crazy or addicted to something.) Anyway, Victorian women did a lot of things that make them look like they were lesbians today including: sleeping in the same bed, spooning, writing love poetry to each other, holding hands, and pledging themselves to each other. Anyway, back on topic, this book as you may have already guessed goes into her relationships with people and how that ended up in the book too. Over all it would be an interesting read for any adult lovers of the book who doesn’t mind hearing negatives about the writer.
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