L.M. Montgomery

When I was in my early teens, visiting my Aunt and Uncle (Bev’s parents, for those of you who read Bev Brenna’s books), my Uncle asked me one day, “Have you read the Annuvs?” The WHAT? “The Annuvs. Annuv Green Gables, Annuv the Island…” I had definitely read the Annuvs. And loved them. In fact I’ve read them so many times over the years that I can quote passages at random. I take particular pride in the fact that my eyes are “green in some lights and moods, and gray in others,” and that when naming me, my mother insisted that my middle name, Anne be Anne-with-an-e, because of Anne Shirley’s influence on her own life. The Annuvs are dear to my heart. That’s why I was delighted to come across an article in the LA Time Review of Books in which the writer talks about the life lessons she learned from L.M. Montgomery’s books. Read on to learn some of the things I’ve learned from Lucy Maud’s writing: