Lucy Maud Montgomery

A biography of the world-renowned Canadian author of Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon, illustrated in watercolour pencils, the title focuses on Lucy Maud Montgomery as a child and young adult. This part of her life story takes place mostly in Prince Edward Island, at the home of her Macneill grandparents in Cavendish, at Park Corner, and elsewhere in the Maritimes. She also ventures across the country to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to visit her father and to Ottawa, Ontario to visit her grandfather's place of work. Her youth was enlivened by the beautiful rural countryside that surrounded her childhood home. This book also touches on her marriage and literary success. Read and discover events, people and places that shaped her life and inspired her work.