Hello Bookworms!
Unfortunately I will be gone through most of June, so I won't be able to post. I will be back by July though, so I will continue then. I will also be working on a song about the places I will be going, so I'll post that when I return. Anyway, today I'm posting about a book I'm sure you have heard of, Anne of Green Gables.
I have read this book more times than I care to imagine, and have been greatly inspired by Anne. For those of you who don't know, and I should hope that would be a small number, Anne of Green Gables is in essence about a young orphan with a wild imagination who is adopted by a brother and sister with a very strict, Christian mindset. When Anne comes into their world both sides learn more than they originally thought. I am sure that this is not the explanation that an avid fan of the books would give, however it is the simplest explanation I can give. Anne's lively imagination is one of the many things that set me on the path of writing, and I hope that if you haven't read it yet you will now!
One evening Marilla, coming in from the orchard with a basket of apples, found Anne sitting alone by the east window in the twilight, crying bitterly.
"Whatever's the matter now, Anne?" she asked.
"It's about Diana," sobbed Anne luxuriously. "I love Diana so, Marilla. I cannot ever live without her. But I know very well when we grow up that Diana will get married and go away and leave me. And oh, what shall I do? I hate her husband-I just hate him furiously. I've been imagining it all out-the wedding and everything- Diana dressed in snowy garments, with a veil, and looking beautiful and regal as a queen; and me the bridesmaid, with a lovely dress, too, and puffed sleeves, but with a breaking heart hid beneath my smiling face. And then bidding Diana good-by-e-e--" Here Anne broke down entirely and wept with increasing bitterness.
Marilla turned quickly away to hid her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement. When had he heard Marilla laugh like that before?
"Well, Anne Shirley," said Marilla as soon as she could speak, "If you must borrow trouble, for pity's sake borrow it handier home. I should think you had an imagination, sure enough."
(Anne of Green Gables, chapter 15)
So, this is my second book post, and I hope you all appreciated it! Please comment, and follow!
Habent sua fata libelli.
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