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McCoy, Sarah, 1980-
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Farm life -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Prince Edward Island -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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McCoy, Sarah, 1980-
Farm life -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Prince Edward Island -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Marilla
of
Green
Gables
[sound recording] : a
novel
/ Sarah McCoy.
by
McCoy, Sarah, 1980-
Harper Audio, 2018.
Call #:
COMPACT DISC FICTION MCC
Subjects
Farm life -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Prince Edward Island -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781982553562
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Unabridged.
Description:
8 CDs (9.5 hrs) : digital ; 12 cm.
Performers:
Performed by Cassandra Campbell.
Summary:
A tale of life at
Green
Gables
... before Anne. A historical
novel
, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster
Marilla
Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak, and unimaginable greatness. Plucky and ambitious,
Marilla
Cuthbert is thirteen years old when her world is turned upside down. Her beloved mother dies in childbirth, and
Marilla
suddenly must bear the responsibilities of a farm wife: cooking, sewing, keeping house, and overseeing the day-to-day life of
Green
Gables
with her brother, Matthew and father, Hugh. In Avonlea, a small, tight-knit farming town on a remote island, life holds few options for farm girls. Her one connection to the wider world is Aunt Elizabeth "Izzy" Johnson, her mother's sister, who managed to escape from Avonlea to the bustling city of St. Catharines. An opinionated spinster, Aunt Izzy's talent as a seamstress has allowed her to build a thriving business and make her own way in the world. Emboldened by her aunt,
Marilla
dares to venture beyond the safety of
Green
Gables
and discovers new friends and new opportunities. Joining the Ladies Aid Society, she raises funds for an orphanage run by the Sisters of Charity in nearby Nova Scotia that secretly serves as a way station for runaway slaves from America. Her budding romance with John Blythe, the charming son of a neighbor, offers her a possibility of future happiness,
Marilla
is in no rush to trade one farm life for another. She soon finds herself caught up in the dangerous work of politics, and abolition, jeopardizing all she cherishes, including her bond with her dearest John Blythe. Now
Marilla
must face a reckoning between her dreams of making a difference in the wider world and the small-town reality of life at
Green
Gables
.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Pastoral fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Adult books on CD.
Other authors:
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942. Anne of
Green
Gables
.
Campbell, Cassandra.
Harper Audio (Firm)
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0
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Sackville Public Library
Adult Fiction on CD
COMPACT DISC FICTION MCC
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