The fourth book in the Anne Shirley series' Gilbert I'm afraid I'm scandalously in love with you' Anne Shirley & Gilbert Blythe are at last engaged but still they are apart for three years Gilbert will be away at medical school while Anne has a new job as principal of Summerside High School Absence couldn't make their hearts any fonder though & they share all their love & news in letters At Summerside Anne settles in happily lodging at Windy Willows home of two widows
- Aunt Kate & Aunt Chatty
- & their irrepressible housekeeper Rebecca Dew With firm friends like these beside her she can face anyone
- even the Pringles the ' Royal Family' of Summerside who waste no time in snubbing Anne & letting her know that she wasn't their choice for principal Can Anne ever hope to win them over? This collection of the best in children's literature curated by Virago will be coveted by children & adults alike These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list
Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess The Secret Garden) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics