6/1/2023 0 Comments Rilla ingleside![]() The first "Anne Shirley" novel took us into the quiet serenity of a small rural community, where life proceeded in an orderly fashion and all was well with the world. Montgomery, through the eyes of Rilla, shows us what suffering war can bring to those at home as well as to those at the front. The families who are left behind find that life does go on, but always there is the uneasiness behind the calm exteriors, and in many cases, the grief that must be dealt with. ![]() This book is primarily for girls (women?) and tells the other side of the story. ![]() After four years of war life the Blythe household will never be the same. The girls work with the Red Cross and Junior Reds and Rilla takes in a war baby, "Jims." As soon as Shirley is old enough he too enlists in the forces. Mary with Anne, Gilbert, and Susan.Īll too quickly life changes - the war is on. Rilla has less ambition than her siblings, preferring to remain in Glen St. Walter, Nan and Di have been teaching and plan on attending Redmond in the fall. ![]() ![]() Jem has just completed his first year of medicine at Redmond College, having received his B.A. Originally published in 1920, Rilla of Ingleside is the final book in the beloved "Anne" series - told through the eyes of Rilla, Anne's youngest daughter. ![]()
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