Emily of New Moon: (Annotated Edition)
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798749796254
- Series
- Emily of New Moon
- Pages
- 104
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-05-06
- Author
- Lucy Maud Lucy Maud Montgomery
Description
After the death of her father, Emily moves to New Moon farm in Blair Water, P.E.I. to live with Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Laura, and Cousin Jimmy. Emily must learn to cope with her grief as well as adjusting to a new home, Aunt Elizabeth's strict rules, the trials of being the "new girl" in school, and the heartache of a betrayed friendship. However, she finds new friends in Ilse Burnley and Teddy Kent and an outlet for her emotions in her writing.Emily receives a fright when her neighbor Lofty John tells her that she has eaten an apple that has been poisoned for rats. She soon finds out that Lofty John was only playing a practical joke, and refuses to speak to him again. But when he threatens to cut down the bush that adds beauty to the Murray garden, Emily must reconcile with him.Emily is invited to visit Great-Aunt Nancy Priest where she discovers something about Ilse's mother. Afterwards, Emily goes out alone and nearly falls from a cliff. She is saved by her cousin Dean "Jarback" Priest. After Emily has returned to New Moon, Aunt Elizabeth discovers the letters she has written to her father. They have a huge fight, then learn to forgive each other.Emily is then struck by a severe case of measles. In her delirium, she states what really must have happened to Ilse's mother and the truth is found out.
