When twelve-year-old Anne Shirley came to Avonlea, she quickly won everyone’s heart. Now, she’s five years older, almost a woman, and about to embark on a new adventure: becoming the teacher in her old Avonlea school. It’s an exciting year as Anne struggles to win over all her students, welcomes two new members to her family, and feels the first stirrings of love.
Anne of Avonlea is the second novel in the Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery, first published in 1909. It continues the story of Anne Shirley, the imaginative and spirited redhead who was first introduced in Anne of Green Gables. Now 16 years old, Anne has completed her schooling at Green Gables and begins her new life as a schoolteacher in the village of Avonlea, which leads to a series of personal and professional challenges.
Throughout the novel, Anne navigates her role as a teacher, dealing with the children in her care, while also growing emotionally and intellectually. She is confronted with her own ideals about teaching and discovers the complexities of interacting with both her students and the adult residents of Avonlea. Alongside her teaching career, Anne continues to build deeper relationships with her friends, including her best friend Diana Barry and the ever-constant Marilla Cuthbert.
Anne also begins to reflect more seriously on her future, including the possibility of romance, particularly in her evolving relationship with Gilbert Blythe, a fellow student from her earlier years, who is now a young man. Gilbert’s pursuit of Anne is a recurring theme in the book, as Anne continues to wrestle with her feelings for him while maintaining her sense of independence and youthful idealism.
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Categories: Fiction Romance / Adult Historical