Before Green Gables : The Prequel to Anne of Green Gables

from JenniferRobb

It's been many years since I last visited the world of Green Gables. It's a world I discovered because a friend loved the series--that same friend even went to P.E.I. to see some of the tourist sites related to the series. Though this book is written by a different author, it was apparently done ...

from Shuffy2

What was Anne's life like before Green Gables? What happened to her parents and how did she get such a big vocabulary? 'Before Green Gables' offers an enjoyable insight into Anne as a youngster, just as brazen and sassy as we know her to be! Anne's parents die when she is a baby; she is taken in ...

from thornton37814

What a tear-jerker! We all know the story told by Lucy Maud Montgomery of the orphan girl Anne Shirley who arrives at the age of eleven on Prince Edward Island to make her home with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. This prequel was written to celebrate the book's centennial. It gives the story of An...

from mlschmidt

I thought this was a truly amazing book. It was a joy to read, simple and innocent. I do not remember reading Anne of Green Gables when I was young - I must not have, but after reading Budge Wilson's novel on Anne's early years - I had to know more, I had to find out what happened next! Loved her...

from bearette24

I thought the author did a good job of imitating Anne's voice, tastes and character. It reminded me of Syrie James' book, The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, in that regard -- it didn't sound exactly like the original author, but close enough that you didn't mind. The only thing that bothered me abo...