Emily Climbs (Emily Starr) - Softcover

Montgomery, L. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473316804 ISBN 13: 9781473316805

Publisher: Read & Co. Children's, 2015

Synopsis

'Emily Climbs' is the second tale in The Emily Starr Series, and tells the story of Emily moving to a high school in Shrewsbury and beginning her career as a writer with the local newspaper. This early work by Lucy Maud Montgomery was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on 30th November 1874, New London, in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Her mother, Clara Woolner (Macneil), died before Lucy reached the age of two and so she was raised by her maternal grandparents in a family of wealthy Scottish immigrants. In 1908 Montgomery produced her first full-length novel, titled 'Anne of Green Gables'. It was an instant success, and following it up with several sequels, Montgomery became a regular on the best-seller list and an international household name. Montgomery died in Toronto on 24th April 1942.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Emily Starr was born with the desire to write. As an orphan living on New Moon Farm, writing helped her face the difficult, lonely times. But now all her friends are going away to high school in nearby Shrewsbury, and her old-fashioned, tyrannical aunt Elizabeth will only let her go if she promises to stop writng! All the same, this is the first step in Emily's climb to success. Once in town, Emily's activities set the Shrewsbury gossips buzzing. But Emily and her friends are confident -- Ilse's a born actress, Teddy's set to be a great artist, and roguish Perry has the makings of a brilliant lawyer. When Emily has her poems published and writes for the town newspaper, success seems to be on its way -- and with it the first whispers of romance. Then Emily is offered a fabulous opportunity, and she must decide if she wants to change her life forever.

From the Inside Flap:

In the second volume of the celebrated Emily trilogy, Lucy Maud Montgomery traces the often stormy course of Emily Starr?s life as she moves from the world of childhood into that of school and adolescence.

Emily Climbs unsentimentally reveals the world of the young as it really is ? with its great moments of unalloyed wonder and joy, as well as its cruelty and suffering.

Along with Emily of New Moon and Emily?s Quest, Emily Climbs is a vivid, heartfelt portrait of youth and the road to maturity.

About this edition

• Publisher: Read & Co. Children's
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1473316804
• ISBN 13: 9781473316805
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322