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Tag Archives: Emily’s Quest
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery This excerpt is near the end of the book – and it is some of my favorite prose of Lucy Maud’s ever. It’s practically elegiac. We’re about 3 pages … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery So all this sad stuff happens … Emily breaks off her engagement – scandalizing her entire family (they were scandalized by the engagement itself, but then when she broke … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery The whole ‘furnishing of the Disappointed House’ section is fantastically written. It’s so domestic, so SPECIFIC – Lucy Maud gets into the decorating details with exquisite details … the … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery Now the Emily books start getting really really sad. The whole unspoken unrequited love thing with Teddy really speaks to me – even though it’s frustrating to read it. … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery In a weird way, even with all its … sadness and tragedy and thwarted passion (God almighty! The thwarted passion!!) – sometimes I think Emily’s Quest is my favorite … Continue reading
An Invisible Benediction
And she – she would love him forever. And even though he knew it not, surely such love would hover around him all his life like an invisible benediction, not understood but dimly felt, guarding him from ill and keeping … Continue reading