Status
Available
Publication
Starfire (1992), 320 pages
Description
A collection of eighteen rediscovered short stories, featuring characters who repay an old kindness, reconcile with an estranged relative, and plot revenge.
User reviews
LibraryThing member PensiveCat
One of many L.M. Montgomery short story compilations, this collection's theme is reuniting of people after time has passed. It's one of the better compilations and sometimes a bit heartbreaking - when misunderstanding occur that separate those in love.
LibraryThing member KendraRenee
Nice little stories, good for bedtime. Montgomery is an awesome writer--the imagery and dialogue are superb and almost beyond critique--but there's a lack of variety in her style that becomes more noticeable, the more books of hers I read. Her biography sorta explain things: she never really "got
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out." Yes, the fact that she spent her entire life in or close to her birthplace on PEI does lend a certain quaint simplicity to her work, but she loses something by it, too. Variety! Give me some stinkin variety, dang it! Show Less
LibraryThing member fuzzi
This is a nice collection of short stories by the author of Anne of Green Gables. As with many of L.M. Montgomery's other works, the plots are often predictable, but the tales are sweet, or bittersweet, giving us a view of people from a century ago, with all their faults, foibles, and strengths.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1991
Physical description
320 p.; 4.25 x 1 inches
ISBN
055329184X / 9780553291841