Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery

There are some stories that feel less like reading and more like coming home. This is one of them.

When Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, decide to adopt a child from a distant orphanage, they don’t get quite what they bargained for. The child waiting at the tiny Bright River train station is not the strapping young boy they’d imagined—someone to help Matthew work the fields of their small farm—but rather a freckle-faced, redheaded girl named Anne (with an e, if you please).

Matthew and Marilla may not be sure about Anne, but Anne takes one look at Prince Edward Island’s red clay roads and the Cuthberts’ snug white farmhouse with its distinctive green gables and decides that she’s home at last. But will she be able to convince Marilla and Matthew to let her stay?

Armed with only a battered carpetbag and a boundless imagination, Anne charms her way into the Cuthberts’ hearts—and into the hearts of readers, too. As Mark Twain put it, she is “the dearest and most lovable child in fiction since the immortal Alice.”

More than a century after it first appeared, this beloved classic still delights new generations of readers. It’s a story about belonging, kindred spirits, and the wild beauty of a place you never want to leave.

A wonderful choice for young readers ages 8–12, and for anyone who’s ever felt a little too big for their surroundings. Perfect for a rainy afternoon here in the cove—salt air and creaking floorboards included.

Come linger a while. Anne is waiting.

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