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A Tangled Web: L.M. Montgomery. Read Books, 2017.

The title of this novel is a bit of a misnomer, because it makes you think of the saying/proverb ‘What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive’ and this isn’t a story about deception, per se. Referencing ‘Blood is thicker than water’ might have made more sense, although I think the best title might have been ( Read more... )

Jane of Lantern Hill: L.M. Montgomery. Virago Modern Classics 2014

What a treat it was to read a new-to-me L.M. Montgomery book (and one that doesn’t disappoint as ‘Mistress Pat’ did). Of course, most of the Anne books are old, old friends and this has the touch of a fairy story, so you know there’ll be a happy ending, all of which led to a certain familiarity. However, I forgot quite how Montgomery’s phrasings transmit the characters’ rapture, and how can you not love words like ‘morningish’ and ‘foretokens’?

Victoria Jane Stuart is ( Read more... )