Before Green Gables, Budge Wilson
Before Green Gables, Budge Wilson
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Before Green Gables
A Novel

Author: Budge Wilson

Narrator: Renée Raudman

Unabridged: 13 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2008


Synopsis

A must-read for generations of book lovers, this remarkable prequel to the classic Anne of Green Gables was specially authorized by L. M. Montgomery's heirs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the original novel.

Before Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley's life before her arrival at Green Gables—a heartwarming tale of a precocious child whose lively imagination and relentless spirit help her to overcome difficult circumstances and of a young girl's ability to love, learn, and above all, dream.

Published in 1908, L. M. Montgomery's coming-of-age classic Anne of Green Gables has enchanted generations of readers, both children and adults. The story of the spunky red-haired orphan from Prince Edward Island is known to millions, and copies of the eight titles in the series have never gone out of print. But when readers first meet Anne, she is only eleven and has just been sent from an orphanage to meet her new family. No one ever knew the events of Anne's life before she arrived at Green Gables. Until now.

For the millions of readers who devoured the Green Gables series, Before Green Gables is an irresistible treat: the account of how one of literature's most beloved heroines became the girl who captivated the world.

About Budge Wilson

Author Budge Wilson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her many prizes include seventeen Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" Awards and the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Canadian Book Award. Her collection of short stories The Leaving was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association and was later included on the association's list of 75 Best Children's Books of the Last 25 Years. In 2004, she was made a member of the Order of Canada.


Reviews

Goodreads review by رغد on January 24, 2021

e آن شيرلي ... آن تنتهي بحرف ال anne with an e قبل خمسة أشهر انهت زميلة عرفتها مسلسل اسمه . كان من الواضح مدى تأثرها به , . زنها المتواصل لإشاهد المسلسل دفعني للبدء به . وبالفعل مع مشاهدتي للحلقات وتقدمي به أصبحت معجبة ومتيمة بشخصية آن ذات الشعر الأحمر والمخيلة الواسعة . حين انهيت الث......more

Goodreads review by Gwen the Librarian on April 08, 2008

As a huge fan of Anne as a girl, the adult in me did not want to spoil any of my memories by picking up this prequel commissioned for the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables. As a librarian, I felt it was my duty to suck it up and read. I was not disappointed. Before Green Gables seems to stay......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on January 28, 2023

Lovely story of how the life of Anne Shirley started. Right from the beginning I was drawn into the story. It is an easy read, but also good reading for grownups. I loved how she was portrayed, but the book could have been shorter and still great. Sometimes the story was really sad because of the ch......more

Goodreads review by Krista on September 25, 2020

If you ever wondered how Anne got the way she is, this is the book to read. It is a wonderful imagined backstory for our beloved Anne of Green Gables. I was delighted, heartbroken and enchanted yet again by one of my favorite characters.......more