PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island, Canada, where she spent her childhood living with her grandparents in an old farmhouse. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems and novels, many of which were inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Anne of Green Gablesand its sequels have always been amongst the most popular of children's classics. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 and was buried on her beloved island.
Anne Shirley is, for me, one of the great characters of literature -- Lauren Child The dearest, most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice -- Mark Twain
