This book picks up right where the last one left off with Anne going off to college and chronicles her years there. There, she meets chums new and old, and several of them decide to rent a house together instead of living a boarding rooms existence. And, all of the girls Anne grew up with, including Anne herself, meet their beaus -- false and true.

With this re-read of the Anne of Green Gables series, this one strikes me as the weakest so far. That is not to say it's bad, but it does show a lot more issues of being a product of its time (think, rigid gender roles and flippant remarks about other races). It tries to be a mix of keeping to the old Avonlea folks while also introducing new people in Anne's life, with this being more successful at some times than others. All in all though, it remains a cozy read that just follows life -- there are times of happiness, times of sadness, and times of confusion when the path isn't clear.

The audiobook reader for this one was decent -- not spectacular but not bad either. ( )

Youth and foolish dreams waxing wiser and truer with age. It’s good to be reminded of the former and given renewed hope and appreciation for the latter. ( )

I have read most of the "Anne" books, although it was quite a while ago. ( )

Nuevas sorpresas aguardan en los recodos del camino a Ana Shirley cuando decide abandonar su puesto como maestra de niños en la escuela de Avonlea. Llenando su maleta de recuerdos y tras decir adiós al lugar donde hasta ahora ha sido más feliz, se encamina al Redmond College -en Kingsport, Nueva Escocia- para completar su educación. Su antigua amiga Priscilla la espera en la gran ciudad. En esta flamante etapa, Ana, junto a viejos y nuevos compañeros, dejará atrás los días de su infancia y descubrirá la vida en su plenitud; verá publicado su primer relato, e incluso recibirá su primera propuesta de matrimonio. Aunque no todo será agradable: una tragedia imprevista le enseñará una dolorosa lección. Pero las lágrimas se tornarán sonrisas cuando ella y sus amigas se trasladen a una nueva casa y un intratable gato le robe el corazón. Ana tendrá que dilucidar también los sentimientos que alberga en su interior, ya que el apuesto Gylbert Blythe quiere conquistarla. Deberá decidir si es el príncipe azul que estaba esperando y si, en realidad, está preparada para el amor…

This isnt really the kind of book I would normally be into, but I love all the characters already so I keep on reading.

One thing I did find a bit disturbing is the casual (though probably historically acurate) animal cruelty. Anne and her housemates attempt to euthanize a cat and there are several mentions of killing animals for fun or convinience. Im not naive to the fact this happens but did not expect to find it here. ( )