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What if the one thing that keeps you hopeful is the thing your new family cannot understand?
Emily Byrd Starr sees beauty where others barely look. When her father dies, she must leave their life together for New Moon, an old farmhouse on Prince Edward Island. There, among the proud Murray relatives, her fierce wish to write meets rules, doubt and Aunt Elizabeth’s stern ideas about what matters.
In L. M. Montgomery’s coming-of-age novel, Emily fills notebooks with stories, poems and the words she cannot say aloud. Aunt Laura offers quiet affection, Cousin Jimmy understands her love of verse, and Ilse, Teddy and Perry bring friendship. Through grief, rejection and stubborn hope, Emily struggles to keep her gift alive.
What you’ll discover
- A writer taking shape Follow Emily as she turns close observation and fierce feeling into stories of her own.
- An old farmhouse world Enter New Moon, where family memories and strict rules shape Emily’s unfamiliar days.
- Friendship beyond the family Meet Ilse, Teddy and Perry, each bringing different hopes and struggles into Emily’s life.
- Comfort in the notebooks Discover how letters, stories and poems give Emily a place to carry her grief.
- Pride against creative hope Watch a determined girl defend her writing among relatives who question its worth.
Who will love it
For readers who love coming-of-age stories, old farmhouses and the growth of a creative life, especially anyone who has ever wanted to write.
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- A child who sees what others miss
- The Murrays decide Emily's future
- New Moon and its strict rules
- Letters to a father who cannot answer
- Ilse, Teddy and Perry: three friendships
- Dean Priest and the pull of a mentor
- Pride, shame and the Murray world
- What the story is really about
- How Montgomery tells the tale
Who’s who
- Emily Byrd StarrAn imaginative orphan who longs to become a writer and fights to keep her gift alive among strict relatives.
- Aunt Elizabeth MurrayThe stern, proud head of New Moon, who believes in Murray ways and doubts that scribbling is any use.
- Aunt Laura MurrayElizabeth's gentler sister, shy and kind, who quietly shows Emily affection when she dares.
- Cousin Jimmy MurrayA dreamy, kindly relative at New Moon who loves making verses and becomes Emily's steady friend.
- Ilse BurnleyEmily's wild, quick-tempered friend, a doctor's daughter who is lonely at home and hungry for love.
- Teddy KentA quiet, gifted boy who loves to draw and shares Emily's sense that art is a calling.
- Perry MillerThe hired boy at New Moon, poor and proud, who is determined to rise in the world.
- Dean PriestA learned older man with a crooked back, known in the community as Jarback, who takes her talent seriously.
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Emily della Luna Nuova
by L. M. Montgomery · 1923
Emily fights to keep her dream of writing alive among strict relatives in an old farmhouse on Prince Edward Island.
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A child who sees what others miss
The story begins in a small house on Prince Edward Island, where Emily lives with her father, Douglas Starr. Her mother has died, and her father is ill with consumption, which we now call tuberculosis. Emily is ten years old, and she is not like other children. She notices the way light falls on a field, the sound of the wind in the trees, and she feels that the world is full of secret beauty.
Montgomery gives Emily a private name for the strange moment when beauty comes over her. Emily calls it the flash. It is a sudden feeling, as if a curtain has been lifted for a second, and she glimpses something wonderful just beyond ordinary things. She cannot make it happen. It comes without warning, and afterward she wants to catch it in words. That wish is the beginning of her life as a writer.
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What is Emily of New Moon about?
It tells of Emily Byrd Starr, an orphaned girl who goes to live with her strict Murray relatives on Prince Edward Island and fights to become a writer while learning to belong in a proud family.
Is Emily of New Moon a sequel to Anne of Green Gables?
No. It is a separate story with a different heroine and setting. Both books were written by L. M. Montgomery and are set on Prince Edward Island, but Emily's tale is more serious in tone.
What is the flash in Emily of New Moon?
The flash is Emily's name for a sudden moment of wonder, when beauty seems to break through ordinary things. It stands for artistic inspiration, and she longs to capture it in words.
The author
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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