As a young girl, there were two people I held on pedestals
above everyone else.
Mary Lennox from The Secret Garden was the first.
The second and my True Kindred Spirit was
Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables.
I wanted to be Anne’s Dear Friend & Kindred Spirit more
than anything.
I loved her dreamer quality. I loved her raw uniqueness.
She said what she meant and meant what she said. She was dramatic and emotional, loud and
full of gumption. She was smart and
self-taught (overall). She had red hair
and green eyes, which I ached for in my youth.
And she was a Writer. To
Me, Anne was perfect.
June marks the 105
th Year Anniversary of
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved novel being published.
During that time it has sold more than 50 million copies as has
been translated into over 20 languages.
Not bad for a book about a red headed orphan girl, eh?
And who can resist Gilbert Blythe?
I first came to know and Love Anne from Canada’s
Kevin Sullivan Company’s production Anne of Green Gables.
Megan Follows is the face I will Always, Always associate Miss
Shirley with.
I simply adored watching
her, along with he fellow cast mates, tell the stories of Anne of Green Gables
and Anne of Avonlea.
It was watching
the VHS tapes at a young age (four tapes total – 2 for each volume of story!)
that I became familiar with Anne’s story and wanted more.
And so, I dove head first into the volumes
of words L.M. wrote for Me, and for all of Us to consume and savor – Eight
flavorful novels between 1908 – 1939!
I plan on revisiting these Favorite films of mine next week
when I have a bit of free time. The
first two novels are also on my list of Summer Re-Reads.
Is there a particular character from a book or a movie that
You feel a Sublime Connection to?
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