Anne au Domaine des Peupliers

by L.M. Montgomery, Hélène Rioux, Lucy Maud Montgomery

Désormais bachelière et fiancée, Anne devient la directrice de l’école de Summerside, où elle s’installe tandis que Gilbert poursuit ses études de médecine à Kingsport. Au Domaine des Peupliers, sa nouvelle demeure, il y a tante Kate et tante Chatty, deux sympathiques veuves, sa voisine la petite Elizabeth, et surtout, Rebecca Dew, une grognonne au cœur d’or. Toutes quatre lui donneront la force d’affronter le clan Pringle qui, pour une raison mystérieuse, l’a prise en aversion... Mais même si elle est maintenant une adulte, Anne n’a rien perdu de son piquant ni de sa bienveillance, et elle trouvera bien le moyen, une fois de plus, de conquérir les cœurs!

341 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 4, 2023

About the author

Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author whose novels, stories, essays and poems made her one of the most widely read writers in Canadian literary history. Publishing under the name L. M. Montgomery, she achieved international recognition with the novel Anne of Green Gables, released in 1908, which quickly became a bestseller and introduced readers to the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley. The success of the book transformed Montgomery from a schoolteacher and magazine contributor into a celebrated literary figure whose work reached audiences far beyond Canada. Raised on Prince Edward Island, she drew deeply on its landscapes, rural communities, and storytelling traditions, turning the island into the setting for many of her novels. The popularity of Anne of Green Gables led to numerous sequels, including Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island, establishing a beloved series that followed Anne from childhood to adulthood. Montgomery continued to write steadily throughout her life, producing twenty novels and more than a thousand short stories poems and essays. Her fiction often centered on young women, personal growth, and the emotional ties between people and place, combining gentle humor with reflections on memory, imagination, and belonging. Although she enjoyed enormous popularity, Montgomery also faced personal difficulties, including long periods of depression and the strain of caring for her husband, a Presbyterian minister who struggled with mental illness. Writing became both a profession and a refuge, allowing her to transform memories of childhood and observation of everyday life into vivid storytelling. In addition to the Anne series, she created other notable works, including the Emily novels and several stand alone stories that explored identity, creativity, and attachment to home. Her books were translated widely and attracted devoted readers around the world, helping shape the international image of Prince Edward Island as a place of pastoral beauty and warm community life. Scholars later studied her extensive journals letters and manuscripts, which revealed the complex inner life behind the cheerful tone of many of her books. By the time of her death in 1942, Montgomery had become one of the most successful and influential authors in Canadian literature. Her stories about imagination, resilience, and the search for belonging continue to inspire readers of all ages, and Anne Shirley remains one of the most recognizable characters in children's fiction. Through generations of readers, Montgomery's work has encouraged appreciation for storytelling, nature, and the emotional richness of ordinary life. Her legacy also includes a vast body of diaries and correspondence that document the challenges faced by a professional woman writer in the early twentieth century. Institutions such as the L. M. Montgomery Institute have continued to examine her influence on literature culture and tourism, particularly on Prince Edward Island, where sites associated with her fiction attract visitors from many countries. Adaptations of Anne of Green Gables for film, television, and theatre have introduced new audiences to her stories, ensuring that her characters remain part of global popular culture. Though critical opinion once dismissed her as merely a writer for children, later scholarship recognized the depth of her themes and the enduring craft of her storytelling. Today she is remembered as a central figure in Canadian literature whose imaginative vision gave voice to the beauty of rural life while celebrating the hopes of young dreamers who search for belonging.

Reviews

[Catherine Soucy-Bernier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anne est ma série de livres réconforts. Son humour, sa volonté et sa bonté sont un vent de fraîcheur qui nous transportent dans une autre époque. J’adore comment l’histoire n’est pas centrée sur elle, mais sur l’impact qu’elle a dans la vie des gens. L.M. Montgomery est une autrice brillante, qui transforme les péripéties de Anne en baume pour nos plaies de la vie moderne. Elle nous rappelle la simplicité de l’existence et prouve qu’une œuvre n’a pas besoin d’être « grandiose » (ou écrite par un homme) pour être marquante. Parfait à lire lors d’une matinée de printemps.