Anne of Green Gables

This heartwarming story has beckoned generations of readers into the special world of Green Gables an old-fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Anne Shirley an eleven-year-old orphan has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister Marilla—want to adopt a boy not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely. A much-loved classic that explores all the vulnerability expectations and dreams of a child growing up Anne of Green Gables is also a wonderful portrait of a time a place a family… and most of all love.