j_lei 's review for:

The Blythes Are Quoted by L.M. Montgomery, Benjamin Lefebvre

4.0

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What an extraordinary book! I have owned "The Road to Yesterday" for years and always found it discombobulating to read, and NOW I KNOW WHY!!!! This lost volume--the final installment of the Anne of Green Gables series which was delivered to Montgomery's publishers the day before her death in 1942--offers a format and insights about her characters that are truly unique. Written in two parts, this work combines short stories in which the Blythe family are mentioned frequently with poetry written by Anne and Walter and reflected upon and analysed in dialogues between members of the Blythe family. The first part is set prior to the events of "Rilla of Ingleside" and the second part takes us up to the Second World War. What a joy to discover these thoughts from characters I cherish!