Emily of New Moon (The Emily Books, Book 1)
From the author of Anne of Green Gables, the first book of the beloved Emily trilogy—recently seen on Netflix’s hit show Russian Doll!
Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely—until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orphan, and her snobbish relatives are taking her to live with them at New Moon Farm. Although she's sure she'll never be happy there, Emily deals with her stern aunt Elizabeth and her malicious classmates by using her quick wit and holding her head high.
In this first volume of the celebrated Emily trilogy, Lucy Maud Montgomery draws a more realistic portrait of a young orphan girl's life on early twentieth-century Prince Edward Island. Along with Emily Climbs and Emily’s Quest, Emily of New Moon insightfully portrays the beauty and anguish of growing up.
Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely—until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orphan, and her snobbish relatives are taking her to live with them at New Moon Farm. Although she's sure she'll never be happy there, Emily deals with her stern aunt Elizabeth and her malicious classmates by using her quick wit and holding her head high.
In this first volume of the celebrated Emily trilogy, Lucy Maud Montgomery draws a more realistic portrait of a young orphan girl's life on early twentieth-century Prince Edward Island. Along with Emily Climbs and Emily’s Quest, Emily of New Moon insightfully portrays the beauty and anguish of growing up.
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Emily of New Moon, eloquent, curious and imaginative! What more is there to say?
This is a classic that has aged well and is almost timeless in it's story-telling. This book made me fall in love again with reading children's lit. I enjoyed how L.M. Montgomery crafts poetry into novel, not just by Emily's little creations but also how the prose moves along each page. I found myself entertained, with Emily's adventures and creativity and how she very lovingly looked at the world. This is definitely one of those books you need to slowly digest to understand each sentence, and allow the accuracy of the words sink in to paint a clear picture of what is going on. It's not something you sit by and read in an afternoon, it's definitely a bit of a dense read even for a children's classic. So worth it.
Lots of love for this one <3
This is a classic that has aged well and is almost timeless in it's story-telling. This book made me fall in love again with reading children's lit. I enjoyed how L.M. Montgomery crafts poetry into novel, not just by Emily's little creations but also how the prose moves along each page. I found myself entertained, with Emily's adventures and creativity and how she very lovingly looked at the world. This is definitely one of those books you need to slowly digest to understand each sentence, and allow the accuracy of the words sink in to paint a clear picture of what is going on. It's not something you sit by and read in an afternoon, it's definitely a bit of a dense read even for a children's classic. So worth it.
Lots of love for this one <3
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