In this continuation of the Anne of Green Gables series, Anne’s true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor. In the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together in their house of dreams, on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbour.
But a new life means new problems to solve, and new surprises. Anne and Gilbert make new friends and neighbors: Captain Jim, the lighthouse attendant, with his sad stories of the sea; Miss Cornelia Bryant, a lady who speaks her mind; and the tragic beauty Leslie Moore, into whose dark life Anne shines a brilliant light.
This is a book of joys and troubles, changes and revelations. Anyone whose heart has been captured by the beloved heroine of this series should not miss this installment.
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"This book had me rolling on the floor, laughing. Dave Barry has been one of my favorite authors of all time for a long time now, and I think this books is him at his funniest. I don't even mind him taking a jab at some of my favorite songs, such as "Never Been to Me," because he's right, despite the beautiful melody, I still can't quite figure out what the lyrics are about, either. One of my particular favorites in this book is the section about songs with lyrics that are hard to decipher--funny, funny, funny! This book was published sometime ago; shouldn't it be time he comes up with a sequel commenting on songs that have come out since?"
— Lulu (5 out of 5 stars)
“Anne’s new exploits have their own special brand of poignancy, humor and drama. Read with great sensitivity by Susan O’Malley, this audiobook carries us into Anne’s seaside home to such great effect that we can almost see Captain Jim smoking his pipe by the fireplace.”
— Through the Looking Glass Children’s Book Review" Less funny than usual. Shame on you, Dave. "
— Architeuthis, 2/15/2014" Amusing little book for which Dave Barry used a couple previous newspaper columns and the many, many letters he received in response as the main text. There's all sorts of popular songs that have made these lists. Only a couple I didn't recognize at all and some are personal favorites. I think some of the songs it depends on what's going on in your life when you first here them, because I have happy memories associated with some titles that made the "bad song lists" but if I'd just heard them on the radio over and over I might think they were annoying too. "
— Tammy, 2/14/2014" Love Dave Barry he's hilarious. You have to read this book aloud and yet can't...if you love music you must read. Also...I always thought it was "Hold me closer Tony Danza..." "
— Erin, 2/11/2014" Critics call this the best Anne book, I guess because it has more mature (read: darker) themes, but I don't know. As Montgomery focuses on new characters, we don't see Anne as fully as we used to. It has its moments, of course - it's LMM, after all - but it's not my Book of Dreams. "
— Shoshana, 2/4/2014" I loved this book. Captain Jack was a fabulous character. Great read! "
— Ali, 2/2/2014" This is the book I always wanted to write but never got around to. Dave Barry beat me to the punch, fortunately, because he's much more humorous than me. But he hit on so many songs that I had always thought about that were so bad... and a few that weren't! "
— Samuel, 1/30/2014" I read another of Dave Barry's books about Economics or Money and it was hysterical and when I read that book I laughed so hard about a few things in that book that I almost peed my pants. This book was a lot shorter and not quite as funny though still funny. If you were born between 1960 and 1980 you will probably enjoy this book. "
— Chris, 1/28/2014" I gave it 3 stars because this one had one particular very sad part that I thought was well done, but not as fun to read. "
— Pamala, 1/25/2014" As always, charming and winsome. "
— Andrew, 1/25/2014" kinda lost its excitement now that she's with Gilbert "
— Brooke, 1/21/2014Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30th, 1874, in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Although she lived during a time when few women received a higher education, Lucy attended Prince Wales College in Charlottestown, PEI, and then Dalhousie University in Halifax. At seventeen she went to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to write for a newspaper, the Halifax Chronicle, and for its evening edition, the Echo. But Lucy returned to live with her grandmother in Cavendish, PEI, where she taught and contributed stories to magazines. It was this experience, along with the lives of her farmer and fisherfolk neighbors, that came alive when she wrote her Anne books, beginning with Anne of Green Gables (1908). Anne of Green Gables brought her overnight success and international recognition. It was followed by eight other books about Anne and Avonlea, as well as a number of other delightful novels, including her Emily series, which began in 1923 with Emily of New Moon. But it is her delightful heroine Anne Shirley, praised by Mark Twain as “the most moving and delightful child of fiction since the immortal Alice,” who remains a popular favorite throughout the world. She and her husband, the Rev. Ewen MacDonald, eventually moved to Ontario. Lucy Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942.
Susan O’Malley (a.k.a. Bernadette Dunne) is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.