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What if the life you dream of draws you away from the home you love?
Anne Shirley leaves Green Gables for Redmond College in Kingsport, carrying bright hopes and a romantic picture of her future. With Priscilla Grant beside her, she enters a world of studies, new friends and unfamiliar faces. Back in Avonlea, the people she loves have lives that are changing too.
In L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of the Island, college brings more than lessons. Anne writes, shares a house at Patty’s Place and tries to understand her heart. Gilbert Blythe remains a steady friend, while Roy Gardner seems to fit her dream of a perfect hero. But knowing what she wants means looking beyond the dream.
What you’ll discover
- A home beyond home Step into Patty’s Place, where friends, a chaperone and a cat share Anne’s college life.
- Love beyond the daydream Follow Anne as proposals and cherished ideals make her question what love should look like.
- Friends with distinct voices Meet loyal Priscilla, chatty Philippa and sharp-tongued Aunt Jamesina, each bringing warmth and humour.
- Summers back in Avonlea Return to familiar orchards and lanes, where lovely surroundings cannot keep people from changing.
- The courage to grow See Anne weigh independence, ambition and affection without losing her imagination or hopeful spirit.
Is it for you?
This book suits readers who like warm, witty stories about friendship, home and growing up, and anyone who has already met Anne at Green Gables. It may feel slow if you want fast plots or sharp conflict, and it is best after the first two books.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Anne leaves Green Gables for college
- Redmond brings new friends and strangers
- A house of their own at Patty's Place
- Anne dreams of a perfect hero
- Gilbert speaks and Anne says no
- Summers at Avonlea show change
- What the story says about growing up
- Home, place and friendship matter most
- How Montgomery tells the story
Who’s who
- Anne ShirleyA bright, imaginative young woman from Avonlea who studies at Redmond College and tries to understand what she truly wants from love and life.
- Gilbert BlytheAnne's old schoolmate and rival, now a steady friend and a student who hopes to become a doctor and cares for her deeply.
- Diana BarryAnne's closest friend from childhood, who stays in Avonlea and moves toward a quieter life of her own.
- Priscilla GrantA loyal friend who goes to Redmond with Anne and shares the house at Patty's Place.
- Philippa GordonA pretty, chatty and comic Redmond friend, called Phil, who falls in and out of love and becomes close to Anne.
- Aunt JamesinaThe wise, sharp-tongued older relative who keeps house for the girls at Patty's Place and watches over their lives.
- Roy GardnerA handsome, wealthy and polite Kingsport student who seems to match Anne's ideal hero and courts her with flowers.
- Marilla CuthbertThe stern but loving woman who raised Anne at Green Gables and now raises the twins Davy and Dora.
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Anne of the Island
by L. M. Montgomery· 1915
Anne leaves home for college and faces choices about love.
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Anne leaves Green Gables for college
The story opens in Avonlea with the end of one life and the start of another. Anne Shirley is about to leave for Redmond College, and she has spent a busy summer helping to run the Village Improvement Society. She feels proud of her plans, but she also feels the ache of leaving. Every tree and path around Green Gables seems dearer now that she will be away.
Marilla Cuthbert, who raised her, shows love in her usual dry way. She does not say much about how she will miss Anne, but she fusses over the packing and the preparations. Marilla is also raising the twins Davy and Dora, orphaned relatives she took in, and Davy's mischief keeps the house lively. His questions and his schemes give Marilla plenty to do, and they make the leaving easier to bear for the reader.
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L. M. Montgomery
1874–1942 · Canadian novelist
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was a Canadian writer born on Prince Edward Island. She later lived in Ontario, where she died in Toronto. She wrote novels, short stories and poems. Her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908), Anne of Avonlea (1909) and The Blue Castle (1926).
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What is Anne of the Island about?
It follows Anne Shirley through her years at Redmond College in Nova Scotia, with summers back at Green Gables. She makes new friends, meets suitors and slowly learns what love really means.
Do I need to read Anne of Green Gables first?
It helps, because Anne's history with Marilla, Diana and Gilbert is built in the first two books. Still, this novel is clear enough that a new reader can follow it and enjoy the college story.
Why is the book called Anne of the Island?
The title points to Prince Edward Island, the place Anne calls home. It suggests that she belongs to the island even while she lives away in Kingsport, and that home stays part of her.
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