Anne of Windy Poplars, also known as Anne of Windy Willows, is the fourth book in the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
After her engagement to Gilbert Blythe, Anne is now a boarder at the seemingly pleasant Windy Poplars, Spook’s Lane, Summerside… yet all the difficulties Anne faces through the story is astonishing and heavy. However, through all the noise and bustle and hysterics of the people, there are few little messengers like angels on earth: “Little” Elizabeth Grayson with her severely repressed dreams and fancies… Teddy Armstrong with his dog in the sunlit woods… And the way Anne keeps her own ideals, personality, dreams, and spirit through the crushing influence of a sudden change in surroundings—the way she uses her bright spirit to illuminate others’ lives—is also clearly something for the reader to learn about.
Anne of Windy Poplars whirls through a dizzying variety of characters, touching upon many aspects of humans, emphasizing the purity and beauty of a child’s nature, and displays a whole new set of dreams and outlooks on life. Through its luminous warmth and skillful twists, this novel is sure to depict delightfully a prettily spread period of three years of Anne’s life at Windy Poplars. “Nobody is never too old to dream. And dreams never grow old.”
Published through the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library
May 24, 2018
Link: https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/ugc/144066125?ugc_id=1195968878
