Puffin Classics Anne of Windy Willows Paperback – International Edition, January 1, 2035

After the events of the previous Anne book, Anne of the Island, I chose to move right into the next Anne book without delay. I put in my earbuds and slipped into Tara Ward's narration of Anne, new Redmond B.A., newly affianced, and now preparing to take the principalship and teaching job in seaside city of Summerside.Anne of Windy Poplars is the fourth installment in the series of closely connected books. I enjoyed the author's choice to tell this one both in epistolary format and narration. Anne is writing to Gilbert who is away at medical school and sharing her impressions of Summerside, the household of Windy Poplars, her neighborhood, her work at Summerside High School, and of course, her personal war with the Pringle Clan.Where the previous book could get somewhat broody or angsty as Anne wrestled with her feelings, Windy Poplars, brings back the free spirit and Anne's endeavor to live in a new place alone as an adult woman all while missing Gilbert, Avonlea and Green Gables, and trying to find a way to be a success at her job with the Pringles thwarting her every effort. She discovers kindred spirits in her widowed landladies, Rebecca Dew, little, lonely Elizabeth next door living with her cold, autocratic grandmother, and a few surprises at her school. Anne takes the snubs of a fellow teacher, Katherine Brook as a challenge just as she does Jen Pringle and the others of the clan. Like my first encounter, I do wish there had been a way to occasionally get Gilbert's reactions to her newsy letters, but that is a minute niggle.Tara Ward captures the tone of the time period and characters and especially Anne. She is able to voice the characters so they are distinct and I enjoyed her narration work.All in all, heartwarming, delightful, and a fun listen.

So Montgomery must have had the idea to fill in the gaps of Anne's life with this novel which is a lot of letters Annie writes to Gilbert. I'm reading all the Anne of Green Gables books one after the other and this particular book was not in the set I originally purchased. So lesson learned!This book has some interesting characters and has memorable moments. What I found odd however was that while Annie is writing Gilbert all these love letters (they are pretty tame), Gilbert is not writing a SINGLE letter back. I found this fairly annoying. Could he not have found a few minutes for his beloved Anne? I guess not he is too busy working through summers and going to college.This is the book before the wedding and has lots of other characters getting married and eloping.I would only rate this a 4 because I really wanted to know more about Gilbert and that idea was thwarted. But the cat mentioned in the book is cute so I won't lower it by another star!!! >^..^<~The Rebecca Review

This one is not AS good as the other Anne books-- but somehow I still want to read it whenever I go through the series :) It is mostly made up of letters that she writing Gilbert as they are engaged. The story is sweet and it is funny. And the characters do make small appearances in some later books, so it is worth the read.

Modern literary critics of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved "Anne of Green Gables" novels have been known to complain that Montgomery's heroine Anne Shirley followed a conventional path in life, devoting her life after college to marriage and children instead of pursuing her own ambitions.Welcome to "Anne of Windy Willows", the story of Anne's time between college and her marriage, when she spent three years in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, as principal and teacher at the local high school. This is Anne on her own, away from fiance Gilbert Blythe, her friends from college, and her extended family at Green Gables. This is a fiesty but good-hearted Anne, who has come to understand her ability to make a difference in other people's lives, and can be quite forward in doing so. She is a sympathetic person with the ability to share friendship with the most unlikely people, and very much worth knowing.As the story opens, Anne arrives in Summerside to take up rented rooms at Windy Poplars, an old house with personality, owned by two eccentric widows and run by the opinionated maid and cook Rebecca Dew. At her job, Anne will contend with unruly students, antagonistic fellow teacher Katherine Brooks, and the powerful Pringle clan, who are used to having their own way in town. And next door to Windy Willows lives the neglected neighbor child Elizabeth Grayson. Out of this mixture, Montgomery manages to weave an excellent book containing episodes of comedy, drama, and even a couple of good ghost stories, while giving the reader a chance to see and appreciate an independent Anne in action.The Canadian publication "Anne of Windy Willows" was subsequently edited and renamed "Windy Poplars" for American audiences; the ghost stories are the biggest difference. Highly recommended to fans of Montgomery and her "Anne of Green Gables" novels.

Beautiful writing by Lucy Maud Montgomery. I love this series and wish to buy the next book. Four stars cos the beginning feels stretched out and boring but once you get into the mood of it you can't ever put it down :)

un bel libro per ragazzi, molto avvincente e bello.

Every bit as good as Anne of Green Gables the stories in the continued stories of Anne's life are the best series I have read. Start with Green Gables and read them all. I feel Iike I have been to Prince Edward Island and Canada. No bad language no violence just beautiful stories and this is one of them

Ich lese gerade die komplette Anne-Serie. Da dies das einzige Buch ist, das ich bei Amazon gekauft habe, rezensiere ich auch nur dieses hier.Interssanterweise ist Anne of Windy Poplars viel später geschrieben worden. Der Vorgängerband Anne of the Island wurde 1915 veröffentlicht, der nachfolgende Band Anne's House of Dreams 1917. Anne of Windy Poplars ist von 1936. Offensichtlich hatte die Autorin das Bedürfnis, die biographische Lücke zu decken.Es beschreibt den Zeitraum zwischen Annes Verlobung und ihrer Hochzeit. In diesen drei Jahren arbeitet Anne als Schulleiterin. Und leider ist sie erwachsen geworden.... Ja, sie hat noch ihre tiefe Natur- und Menschenliebe und ihren Humor. Aber sie handelt meistens sehr vernünftig. Dennoch gibt es auch in diesem, wie in allen Anne-Büchern kluge und witzige Menschenschilderungen, die von einer großartigen Beobachtungsgabe der Autorin zeugen und die durch Annes Brille reflektiert einfach vergnüglich sind. Und wie allen anderen Anne-Büchern zeichnet sich auch dieses angenehm durch den fehlenden moralischen Zeigefinger aus, der Jugendbücher aus dieser Zeit für heutige Leser oft unerträglich macht.Tipp: Lest die gesammelten Abenteuer von Anne of Green Gables, egal ob Ihr es zum ersten Mal im Leben tut oder erneut die Reise nach Prince-Edward-Island antretet.

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