Maud: The Life of L.M. Montgomery, the creator of the world of Anne of Green Gables - Softcover

Bruce, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553565842 ISBN 13: 9780553565843

Publisher: Bantam, 1994

Synopsis

Chronicles the remarkable life of the author of Anne of Green Gables, detailing her roles as teacher, journalist, and dutiful daughter, and how she was able to maintain her dream of becoming a writer. Reprint.

About this title

From the Publisher:

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.

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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About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0553565842
• ISBN 13: 9780553565843
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166