Set on bucolic Prince Edward Island Canada in the late nineteenth century Anne Of Green Gables" is the story of Anne Shirley an imaginative & headstrong orphan. When brother & sister Marilla & Mathew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew work the farm they are astonished when Anne arrives at the train station by mistake. What use is she to us? grumbles the gruff Marilla. We might be of some use to her answers Matthew who has taken an instant liking to the talkative Anne. As Anne grows up her adventures are both hilarious & moving. Its a delight to watch as she forms a friendship with the beautiful Diana & her admirer
- the dashing Gilbert Blythe
- then dyes her hair green cracks a slate over Gilberts head when he calls her Carrots & finds a sympathetic teacher who encourages her to attend college."

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If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Childrens Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. Theyre books to treasure & return to again & again. Orphan Anne has always dreamed of being part of a proper family. So when shes chosen to go & live with the Cuthberts life looks gr&. But the Cuthberts wanted a little boy to help them on Green Gables farm not a girl. They cannot keep her. ...

The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny red-haired
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This is the sixth volume of the adventures of red-haired Anne Shirley. Anne now Mrs Doctor Blythe is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables. But with six lively children & hard-worked Gilbert to look after
- not to mention Gilbert's disapproving aunt Anne has to be practical too. Especially when the children get into as many scrapes as she ever did!
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This is the third heartwarming book about red-haired Anne Shirley. As her childhood friends get married & move away Anne too leaves Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport. Although Priscilla Grant & Gilbert Blythe are there too she feels lonely & out of place. But Anne soon makes new friends one of whom is rich handsome Roy Gardner whose attentions to Anne make Gilbert very jealous. ...

This is the fifth novel about Anne Shirley the red-haired girl from Green Gables. Life seems perfect to Anne Shirley about to marry her childhood friend Gilbert Blythe & set up home with him in her 'house of dreams' on the shores of Four Winds Harbor. There are new neighbours to meet & fresh problems to solve. But then tragedy strikes & there's huge heartache for the young couple which takes all of their courage & love to overcome. ...

As the eldest of The Nolan Sisters Anne Nolan's life appeared from the outside to be one of boundless excitement & glamour
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In this beautifully illustrated book Annie Bell explains the techniques that produce perfect results every time whether baking sponge cakes biscuits brownies muffins macaroons or meringues. She creates sweet treats for all occasions from childrens birthdays to Christmas sharing her fail-safe recipes that will ensure you never again bake a cake that fails to rise or sinks in the middle. & with recipes for everything from really great chocolate brownies to a delicious carrot cake & tangy lemon & polenta cake all packed into one practical volume this is an indispensable guide to becoming a brilliant baker. It is the only baking book you will ever need. ...

Annie Dunne & her cousin Sarah live & work on a small farm in a remote & beautiful part of Wicklow in late 1950s Irel&. All about them the old green roads are being tarred cars are being purchased a way of life is about to disappear. When Annies nephew & his wife are set to go to London to find work their two small children a little boy & his older sister are brought down to spend the summer with their gr&-aunt. A summer of adventure pain delight & ultimately epiphany unfolds in this poignant & exquisitely told story of innocence loss & reconciliation ...

Annie John "is a haunting & provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. A classic coming-of-age story in the tradition of " The Catcher in the Rye "and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man " Kincaids novel focuses on a universal tragic & often comic theme: the loss of childhood. Annies voice--urgent demanding to be heard--is one that will not soon be forgotten by readers. An adored only child Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother a powerful presence who is the very center of the little girls existence. Loved & cherished Annie grows & thrives within her mothers benign shadow. Looking back on her childhood she reflects " It was in such a paradise that I lived." When she turns twelve however Annies life changes in ways that are often mysterious to her. She begins to question the cultural assumptions of her island world; at school she instinctively rebels against authority; & most frighteningly her mother seeing Annie as a "young lady " ceases to be the source of unconditional adoration & takes on the new & unfamiliar guise of adversary. At the end of her school years Annie decides to leave Antigua & her family but not without a measure of sorrow especially for the mother she once knew & never ceases to mourn. " For I could not be sure " she reflects "whether for the rest of my life I would be able to tell when it was really my mother & when it was really her shadow standing between me & the rest of the world."" ...