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Lucy Maud Montgomery, the Canadian author best known for her "Anne of Green Gables" series, also wrote a small number of stand-alone novels that have become among the most admired and well-read books in Canadian literature. Here, we present two of Montgomery's finest novels: "The Blue Castle" and "Kilmeny of the Orchard."
In the first, we meet young Valancy Stirling, whose life of drudgery and torment living with her oppressive family takes an abrupt turn when she is diagnosed with a fatal disease. Pledging to finally live life to the fullest while she still can, Valancy flees her home and takes up with local ne'er-do-well Barney Snaith...only to discover true happiness for the first time in her life.
Next, we present "Kilmeny of the Orchard," the story of Eric Marshall, a young, successful teacher who takes a temporary position on Prince Edward Island. While there, he meets Kilmeny Gordon, a beautiful and talented young woman who is mute. Eric becomes captivated by her innocence, intelligence, and mysterious silence. As their friendship deepens into love, Eric learns that Kilmeny's muteness stems from emotional trauma and family secrets.
Two of the most beloved works in Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery's "The Blue Castle" and "Kilmeny of the Orchard" are presented here in their original and unabridged formats and have been narrated by renowned audiobook performer Sara Nichols, best known for her productions of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," Willa Cather's "Prairie Trilogy" and the complete works of Jane Austen.
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About L. M. Montgomery
Lucy 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.