As soon as I knew that this was going to be released, I pre-ordered it. I grew up reading my mum's copies of Anne of Green Gables and Little House On The Prairie, and these stories have stayed with me throughout the years. I have never gone past reading the later Anne books, as I watched the TV show after that, and it changed significantly from the books. One day, I will read them.
There are quite a few prequels to the Little House On The Prairie books, from looking at Caroline's early life, and a later book about Caroline, taking you up to the point of the early books in the series. This reminded me of that, as I've always been fascinated by Marilla in the books, when she was so stern, and unforgiving in a sense., towards Anne. And of course, there was that intriguing hint about her and John Blythe, who was Gilbert's father.
This book is quite good, because the first chapter is Marilla and Matthew agreeing that they need a boy to help out around the farm - the next book is then Marilla and Matthew as teenagers, and experiencing all the heartbreak that was hinted at in later books. I won't ruin any of it for anyone who doesn't know, or has not yet read this book, but there are some incredibly sad moments, and gives you an insight into why Marilla and Matthew grew up the way they were and why they stayed living together throughout the years.
There are quite a few parallels with the Anne books, little things were obviously lifted from the Anne books, potentially unintentionally, as the author does state in the notes, that she studied the books. It was little things, that made me think of Anne in the same positions as Marilla was in her early years, and little things that she said. It was also good seeing a young Rachel, and how she could talk the hind leg off a donkey, even at such a young age.
I really felt for Marilla throughout the book, and Matthew as well, and I felt that I understood them both, so much more, by reading this book. The author has breathed life into their younger selves, and they were really well written, while staying true to the characters that LM Montgomery gave life to.
If you have read Little House On The Prairie, or Anne of Green Gables, and are looking to find out more about the particular characters, then i would highly recommend the LHOTP prequels, and this, for lovers of Marilla. You will fall in love with her that little bit more and your heart will break in two when hers does.
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Meesha
Leaves a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 27 ottobre 2018
BooksAreMe
A lovely book
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 26 gennaio 2021
BooksAreMe
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 26 gennaio 2021
Firstly, the presentation of the actual book has to be commended because the cover is absolutely beautiful and the ‘feel’ of the book, owing to the old style paper, is just gorgeous.
I found it really wonderful to have a back story for Marilla and Matthew, it was beautifully written and I think the story was very good. I particularly liked the references to runaway slaves towards the end, and the feeling that Marilla had done something really good in her life. I very much enjoyed the characters and the settings.
However, the worst thing for me personally was the realisation that this author knows absolutely nothing about horses. In one instance she has a horse pulling a sleigh in the snow setting off at a gallop! In another part of the book a character, sitting in a buggie “sets the host into a bolt“ as if that’s a perfectly normal thing to do. It doesn’t take very much to run a manuscript past someone who knows something about horses because it does spoil the story to some degree.
Other than that, I’m glad I read it. I took my time reading this title because it isn’t one of those books that you race through.
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Wannabe Spanish Speaker
A fantastic addition to the Anne series
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 18 marzo 2019
