This was one of my favorite books growing up. I honestly feel like I know Anne, I think of her childhood as if I experienced it at least tangentially. Her relationships with Marissa and Matthew, her romance with Gilbert, her friendship with Diana Barry, all seem real to me. When my son was diagnosed with croup I immediately thought of how Anne saved the day by treating Diana's little sister. Any time I eat mussels from P.E.I. I think of her. Consumption (suffered by Ruby), hair dye, Tennyson. puffed sleeves, twins (the family with three sets with whom Anne lived before moving to the Cuthberts'), the Tory party, ipecac, and the spelling Anne vs. Ann all immediately call to mind this book and its sequels. I can even visualize the exact copy I had as a kid...green hardback with a ribbon to mark my place. I never enjoyed the sequels quite as much, aside from the knowledge that Anne and Gilbert did get married and have a family together. To be fair, the original novel was so good it would be hard to top.
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