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A review by sarahlreadseverything
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
5.0
What a gorgeous, underrated book. Rilla is the last of the 'Anne of Green Gables' series, and follows the title character (the youngest of Anne's six children) as she is forced to grow up at speed following the outbreak of the First World War. Rilla's gradual transformation from slightly spoiled and selfish teenager to capable and considerate young woman and the portrayal of the Canadian home front were both excellently done.
I've read the Anne of Green Gables books at the rate of approx. one a year for the last seven years, after never getting to them as a child - I'm pleased to have finished them all, though for me the first two and last two entries in the series were by far the highlights, with a whole lot of not that much in the middle.
I've read the Anne of Green Gables books at the rate of approx. one a year for the last seven years, after never getting to them as a child - I'm pleased to have finished them all, though for me the first two and last two entries in the series were by far the highlights, with a whole lot of not that much in the middle.