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The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery #5
The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Volume V: 1935-1942
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Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), the author of the classic novel for children, Anne of Green Gables , kept extensive journals for most of her life, beginning them in 1889 when she was fourteen and continuing them until shortly before her death. The much anticipated final volume of The Selected
Journals of L. M. Montgomery caps the publication of the unique and powerfully told life-story of this gifted writer. Providing an intimate portrait of the last years of her life as well as a fascinating social history of life in a Toronto suburb, this final volume covers the years 1935 to 1942, the
year of Montgomery's death.
Journals of L. M. Montgomery caps the publication of the unique and powerfully told life-story of this gifted writer. Providing an intimate portrait of the last years of her life as well as a fascinating social history of life in a Toronto suburb, this final volume covers the years 1935 to 1942, the
year of Montgomery's death.
440 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1,1988
This edition
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440 pages, Hardcover
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November 4, 2004 by Oxford University Press
- ISBN
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9780195421163
- ASIN
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0195421167
- Language
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English
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so sad
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How very sad. I knew that Maud‘s life did not end well, but to read it in living color and see her fade away was heartbreaking. But I thoroughly enjoyed knowing what was going on at the time she was writing Jane of Lantern Hill and Anne of Ingleside. I read those books alongside the journal entries and loved the added dimension it brought.
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What a slog. By the time L.M. Montgomery reached the last few years of her life, her journal had been reduced to a diary of her sleep and drug habits. I missed the witty observations from earlier journals (e.g., her observation that one of her houseguests "never says anything interesting -- not even by accident"). Instead of wit, we have a 15-page reminiscence about Good Luck the cat and pages and pages of her complaints about a transgression by her son that is apparently too horrible to describe in the journal (I was never clear about whether the transgression was the affair with Ida Birrell; she intimates that the affair is not the whole story). The end of the journal feels very abrupt. Did she have another nervous breakdown? I don't think I could have left this volume unread after reading the other four volumes, but I can't say that I enjoyed it.
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After reading all the previous journals, Maud feels like a friend, and to see her hurt so much is enough to make you miserable. Not a happy read for the most part (though I did find myself cheering when she finally started to feel better after her son's affair), but just as fascinating as all her other journals. The abrupt ending is like a punch in the stomach.
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Such a sad, sad end to this amazing woman's story...
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This is the final journal of LM Montgomery's life. It spans the final 7 years which were without a doubt the most hard for Maud to live. The sad thing is that all of the stories of what went wrong in her final years isn't touched on much - if at all - and it leaves you as a reader wondering what happened. You have to read between the lines or research out her life story to find out what is really going on in this final book. This is a sad final chapter in this amazing writers life but it is still a good book. I think all fans should read this but should read "The Gift of Wings" first to have an idea of what is going on at least for this final journal.
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This may be the saddest book I've ever read, particularly because it's true.
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