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Anne of Windy Poplars (Hardcover)

by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Author)
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Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of Summerside - and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into the cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she has great allies in the widows Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty - and in their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. As Anne learns Summerside's strangest secrets, winning the support of the prickly Pringles becomes only the first of her triumphs.


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Delightful, unpredictable Anne Shirley takes her first job away from Green Gables.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a must-read, but worthwhile for Anne lovers., Jul 22 2009
By L. Bourque (Windsor, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anne Of Windy Poplars (Mass Market Paperback)
I read the eight Anne books when I was about 14 years old, and I remember that I enjoyed the first three books, but lost interest somewhat after that.

I am now reading through these books again as an adult, and now I see why I lost interest back then after the third book--because Anne of Windy Poplars is sort of just a "filler" book.

The first three books are really excellent. In them we get to see Anne growing up into a mature young woman, and eventually becoming engaged to Gilbert Blythe. After reading those books, most people will want to see what happens when Anne and Gilbert start their life together--these people should continue on to book #5, Anne's House of Dreams, where the story continues.

In book #4, Anne of Windy Poplars, nothing important happens at all. (This is understandable, as the author wrote this book much later than the other books, just to fill in some missing years.) Rather, we witness a series of adventures and triumphs that Anne has while working as a highschool principal in the town of Summerside, for three years while Gilbert is finishing medical school. Much of Anne's adventures here involve acting as a matchmaker for the town's various residents. She meets many interesting an eccentric people in Summerside, and although there is one tragedy, most of the book has a very light tone.

As an Anne lover, I did enjoy this book. It is not as compelling as the earlier books; and quite frankly, it annoyed me that Marilla, Diana, Mrs. Lynde, and the others from Avonlea are barely mentioned at all, let alone appear in the story. Also it irked me a bit that about half of the chapters are in the form of letters from Anne to Gilbert, but we never see a single letter from Gilbert! But, I can't seem to dislike anything L.M. Montgomery wrote. This book, like all her books, reminds me of a rambling stroll down a quiet country lane. Very little excitement or danger. No sex or violence. But lots of amusing conversations, lovely descriptions, interesting characters, comical situations, and above all, the feeling that I am escaping into another time and place--a gentler, more simple time, and a beautiful place.

So I give Anne of Windy Poplars 4 stars, and I recommend it for those who love the Anne books, although more casual readers will want to skip it and move on to Anne's House of Dreams.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Dec 27 2002
By Kelly (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anne Of Windy Poplars (Mass Market Paperback)
If you like Anne of Green Gables in any way, you have to read the other books in order to see her grow up. She stills continue to get in trouble, romance with Gilbert continues, just about anything that can happen, happens. These books fulfill everything that you could ever want out of a book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Anne in Love, Nov 20 2002
By Kristina Portney (Bremerton, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anne of Windy Poplars (School & Library Binding)
I've read the entire "Anne" saga more times than I can count, at least once a year since I was 10 (that's a minimum of 15 times). This book is the "odd one out" in the series but is also one of my favorites.

Written mostly as letters from Anne to her now fiancé Gilbert while he is studying medicine and she is working as the Principal of Summerside High School, this book is much more personal than the other Anne books in my opinion.We get to see Anne as she finally grows into herself and is happy with her life and its direction.

Anne's struggles to win over the somewhat eccentric townsfolk of Summerside are alternately hilarious and touching. If you've ever been on the outside looking in, you will truly appreciate her trials.

As usual L. M. Montgomery's writing is absolutely wonderfully descriptive and very true to the era she depicts. The little "homey" touches in her writing endear her work to me more and more as I get older.

If you love Anne, please read this book and get to know Miss Shirley in a more personal way than many of the other books allow. The basic L.M. Montgomery ingredients are there as well as the usual heaping dose of charm.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book in a great series
Anne of Windy Poplars is worth reading. It is not quite as memorable as the other Anne books, but it is still very good. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2001 by Mary Hannah

3.0 out of 5 stars A Bit Slow, But Still Enjoyable
I didn't really like the form that the book was in, with only letters from Anne-- I would've liked to see some from Gilbert!-- and at times, it got a little boring. However, L. Read more
Published on May 16 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars How does she do it?
Anne, even though supposedly a grown up, still manages to get herself into mishaps and adventures - the snobbish Pringle family and an unsympathetic vice principa this time - and... Read more
Published on Mar 12 2001 by Adi Adler

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of them all!
Ok! Here is the deal. Anne of Windy Poplers in actuallity was written as a Prequal... It was written in after Anne's House of dreams, but in the whole story it is 4th in the... Read more
Published on Sep 16 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Subtle AND humourous
when I first read this book, when I was around 11 years old, I hated it. To me, the plot seemed so confusing, with all the new characters appearing in every chapter. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2000 by Patricia M. Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
You will love this book if you loved the rest of the Anne series, tthough I must admit it is not as good a book as the first 3. Read more
Published on Dec 25 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars a great book about Annes challenges as a principal
You will love this book if you loved the rest of the Anne series, though, I must admit it is not as good a book. Read more
Published on Dec 22 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
this book shows that anne is still her old self even though engaged. i loved all the new characters ecspecially rebbeca dew. you must read this book if your an anne fan
Published on Aug 11 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars as great as other Anne books!
No doubt all Anne fans will love this book. Here in this book, Anne Shirley is as intelligent and sweet as always...! I like Rebecca Dew too! Read more
Published on Jul 13 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that;s a MUST for all Anne fans!
This is a book that's just as wonderful as the rest of the Anne series. It's funny, it's romantic(though not as romantic as other Anne books), and it's interesting, not to mention... Read more
Published on Jul 3 1999

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