Press Reviews

• Jean Hannah Edelstein

  Guardian

  At heart, Montgomery's ability to incorporate such complex themes into writing that is so accessible to younger readers makes her arguably the grandmother of the YA/adult crossover novel

• Lauren Child

  Anne Shirley is, for me, one of the great characters of literature

• Mark Twain

  The dearest, most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice

• New Statesman

  Anne is a captivating heroine, a whirlwind of energy and good intentions

• Elizabeth Epperly

  It's no stretch to suggest that Anne was the Harry Potter of her day

• New York Times

  By turning adversity to advantage with lots of spunk, Anne of Green Gables has enchanted four generations of children and their elders since the world's most widely read Canadian novel was first published in Boston in 1908