LM Montgomery is a gifted storyteller, no doubt about it. In the beginning, the miserable circumstances she described and outrageously annoying characters reminded me of a Roald Dahl book.

As a quiet rebel, I admired Valancy. It takes a lot of bravery to defy the overly formal, closed-minded institutions that worry so much about keeping up appearances.

I laughed and I cried. Great book!