![]() ![]() It was delightful to see how her friendship began with Rachel, and it tugged at my heartstrings to see painfully shy Matthew working up the courage to court a girl, knowing all the while that something would happen, and it wouldn’t last. McCoy swept me back to Avonlea, and it felt as if I’d never left. Wonderfully written, with characters that felt the same as Montgomery envisioned them so long ago, this is a fitting prequel to the series. And when you’re really lucky, it feels like you just reconnected with an old friend-which is how I felt as I read Marilla of Green Gables. ![]() ![]() There’s always a tiny part of me that worries when an author revisits a character/family from a beloved classic. Through her eyes, we meet her parents and Aunt Izzy for the first time, as well as younger versions of Matthew, John Blythe, and her lifelong friend, Rachel. The story is told from Marilla’s point of view, and stays true to the character we came to know and love in L.M. If you’ve ever wondered about life at Green Gables when the Cuthbert siblings were young, you’ll want to check out Sarah McCoy’s Marilla of Green Gables. ![]() Fans of the Anne of Green Gablesseries of books fondly remember Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, guardians of the spirited Anne Shirley. ![]()
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