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mrs_galaxywanderer091825 's review for:
Jane of Lantern Hill
by L.M. Montgomery
3.75 to 4 stars
L.M. Montgomery can't be matched for loving, detailed descriptions of life on P.E.I. in bygone days. I'm not sure if it'll be the same as it was in the early to mid 19o0s, but she makes me want to book a flight to explore Canada ASAP. Ms. Montgomery definitely is a top author for heartwarming reads. It can be quite difficult for pieces of literature to age well as time goes on but I find that Jane of Lantern Hill has done a very nice job. (Can't believe it came out in 1937 and it's been 82 years since its release, or that my grandmother was around as a child to read this very book!)
Jane Victoria Stuart, who ages from 11-13 over the course of the novel, has lived with her mother, aunt and grandmother in Toronto all her life. They're a wealthy upper crust family, and Grandmother is someone you'll hate a few pages into the book because she treats Jane like dirt and ALWAYS has to have her way. Jane's mother is a lovely socialite with a sweet disposition and no backbone whatsoever, especially when facing off against Grandmother's ire and iron will, but she manages to disobey Grandmother sometimes for Jane. Jane regularly gets criticized and browbeaten by Grandmother and sundry other relatives; it's not a very happy life for her, except that she adores her beautiful mother. The thing is Jane and the reader are dumbfounded as to why Grandmother hates her but it's a fact of life that just must be accepted and lived with for her mother's sake.
Eventually Jane learns that her father, who she assumed died when she was young, is in fact alive and wants her to spend the summer with him. If Jane doesn't then he'll go to court for legal action. Everyone is shocked and unhappy about this news including Jane who hates anyone who makes Mother unhappy. However, the connection between father and daughter is strong and love enters swiftly. Jane grows into herself while on P.E.I. and is much happier than she has ever been in Toronto excluding all her times with mother. She looks forward to times with both her parents and starts to wonder what drove such wonderful people apart. Answers come slowly and Jane begins to wonder if it's possible that while everyone says her parents need to divorce if they really need to.
I'm not sure what it was about this book but I had a difficult time starting this read. It would take me a page or two to fully immerse myself into the story again. I have no reason why it took a while for me to get into this story but once I did I greatly enjoyed it and couldn't wait to continue reading. The ending was a good one but I would have liked an epilogue of everyone but I guess Ms. Montgomery wanted readers to create their own, and I'm okay with that as mine is a good one.
L.M. Montgomery can't be matched for loving, detailed descriptions of life on P.E.I. in bygone days. I'm not sure if it'll be the same as it was in the early to mid 19o0s, but she makes me want to book a flight to explore Canada ASAP. Ms. Montgomery definitely is a top author for heartwarming reads. It can be quite difficult for pieces of literature to age well as time goes on but I find that Jane of Lantern Hill has done a very nice job. (Can't believe it came out in 1937 and it's been 82 years since its release, or that my grandmother was around as a child to read this very book!)
Jane Victoria Stuart, who ages from 11-13 over the course of the novel, has lived with her mother, aunt and grandmother in Toronto all her life. They're a wealthy upper crust family, and Grandmother is someone you'll hate a few pages into the book because she treats Jane like dirt and ALWAYS has to have her way. Jane's mother is a lovely socialite with a sweet disposition and no backbone whatsoever, especially when facing off against Grandmother's ire and iron will, but she manages to disobey Grandmother sometimes for Jane. Jane regularly gets criticized and browbeaten by Grandmother and sundry other relatives; it's not a very happy life for her, except that she adores her beautiful mother. The thing is Jane and the reader are dumbfounded as to why Grandmother hates her but it's a fact of life that just must be accepted and lived with for her mother's sake.
Eventually Jane learns that her father, who she assumed died when she was young, is in fact alive and wants her to spend the summer with him. If Jane doesn't then he'll go to court for legal action. Everyone is shocked and unhappy about this news including Jane who hates anyone who makes Mother unhappy. However, the connection between father and daughter is strong and love enters swiftly. Jane grows into herself while on P.E.I. and is much happier than she has ever been in Toronto excluding all her times with mother. She looks forward to times with both her parents and starts to wonder what drove such wonderful people apart. Answers come slowly and Jane begins to wonder if it's possible that while everyone says her parents need to divorce if they really need to.
I'm not sure what it was about this book but I had a difficult time starting this read. It would take me a page or two to fully immerse myself into the story again. I have no reason why it took a while for me to get into this story but once I did I greatly enjoyed it and couldn't wait to continue reading. The ending was a good one but I would have liked an epilogue of everyone but I guess Ms. Montgomery wanted readers to create their own, and I'm okay with that as mine is a good one.