Maud - Hardcover

Bruce, Harry

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553087703 ISBN 13: 9780553087703

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1992

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A biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables describes Montgomery's burning desire to write, her rearing by strict, elderly guardians, her many marriage proposals, her unrequited love, and more.

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Like her beloved character Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery spent her childhood a rural farmhouse. Born November 30, 1874, and raised by strict, elderly guardians, Maud had an early life full of loneliness and struggle; however, she had a secret dream: to become a writer.

Whether teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, becoming one of the first Canadian women journalists, making the best of a loveless marriage, or, finally, trapped in her hometown taking care of her aging grandmother and running the local post office, Maud was not only a woman of stormy moods and unshakable ambition but also an individual ahead of her time. Maud explores the passionate nature and irrepressible imagination of Lucy Maud Montgomery.

From Publishers Weekly:

With a tender and sympathetic eye, Bruce reveals the quiet heroism of the author of Anne of Green Gables and the other Avonlea books. Like her famous heroine, Montgomery (1874-1942) was without parents--her mother died before Montgomery's second birthday, and when she was seven, her father left her in the care of her grandparents. Also like Anne, Montgomery was independent: despite disapproval from her family and the restrictive mores of Victorian-era Canada, she steeled herself at an early age to become a successful writer (she began making daily journal entries when she was nine) and attended college. But Bruce also shows another side of the "revolutionary" woman as someone who had a strong sense of duty to family and friends, and who spent most of her early adult years caring for a stubborn, reclusive grandmother. Bruce's writing is easy and engaging, but his emphasis on the romantic angles of Montgomery's life is a bit tiresome. Overall, though, a well-crafted and solid biography. Ages 12-up.
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