I am very excited to share that the #AnHistorianReads book club is back in 2021 with another discussion! Reviving the book club was one of my 2020 highlights- it is something I look forward to every week. We focus on the classics, and last year we tackled Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, and Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery. And I’ve chosen another LM Montgomery book to start 2021; we we will be reading Emily of New Moon!
If you aren’t familiar with the book club, you can find #AnHistorianReads on Facebook! The group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/429294487548846. If you would like to join us, you can request to join! We will be starting our discussion of Emily of New Moon on Saturday, 22 January 2021. For Emily, we will be reading 3 chapters a week, and while the discussion post goes up in the group on Saturday, you can respond at any point throughout the week!
Emily of New Moon, LM Montgomery
Emily Starr has never known what it is to be unloved. But when her father dies, she is left in the care of her mother’s family. Emily is a stranger to the proud Murrays, none of whom think they can cope with such a heartbroken, headstrong girl. They decide to draw lots for her, and Emily is sent to live at New Moon with stern Aunt Elizabeth, the head of the clan. Kind Aunt Laura and friendly, eccentric Cousin Jimmy also live at New Moon, though, so she is not without hope.
Emily is enchanted by New Moon, but cannot believe she will ever belong there. With her lively imagination and dreams of being a famous writer, she seems to have a talent for scandalising her family. Before long, though, she has made firm friends: Ilse, a tomboy with a blazing temper, Teddy, an aspiring artist, and Perry, the ambitious houseboy. She brings so much life to New Moon, perhaps one day even Aunt Elizabeth will consider herself lucky to have ‘won’ Emily.
Will you be reading Emily of New Moon with us?
Cheers,
The Historian
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