Ana Da Ilha

by L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery

Paperback

Published January 1, 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

[Matilde · Rating 5 out of 5]

FUCKING FINALLY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AGORA POSSO SER FELIZ!!!!!!!!! APÓS NAOSEI QJANTOS DIAS DE SOFRIMENTO ELES AMAM SE 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

anyways agora a review fancy

“ - Anima-te, minha querida. O casamento não pode ser assim tão terrível quando tantas pessoas sobrevivem à cerimónia. “

TINHA de ler este terceiro livro porque estou a amar esta série. E eu devia ter trazido mais um ou dois livros para as férias porque acabei este hoje…
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Mas meudeus. As EMOÇÕES que este livro me trouxe, eu estava triste depois feliz depois zangada depois já não queria ler mais mas depois acontecia algo tipo :O e voltava tudo ao início. Nao sabia que um livro podia ser maravilhoso e ao mesmo tempo doloroso.

“ A senhora Lynde ficou mesmo muito zangada no outro dia por eu lhe ter perguntado se ela já existia no tempo do Noe. Eu não quiz magoá-la. Só queria saber. Já existia, Ana? “

Neste terceiro livro a nossa heroína ruiva vai para Redmond, e a história ronda em volta dos anos dela em Redmond onde conhece várias pessoas, fortalece amizades e enfraquece outras… Enquanto várias amigas de Ana vão encontrando o amor, ela ainda pensa no amor como se viesse um príncipe encantado e fosse tudo perfeito. Mas rapidamente vai percebendo que não é bem assim, e descobre uns sentimentos confusos…
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Eu devorei este livro e necessito do quarto livro agora. Finalmente teve o happy ending que queríamos 😭

“ Mas não era, meu amor. “ (eu a ler isto morri)

[Paula Margarida Pinho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Não posso deixar de dar 5 estrelas a este terceiro livro da saga da Anne, mesmo com uma má tradução e igualmente má revisão de texto! Porém, deixo uma nota positiva para as notas do tradutor, que explicitam as alusões literárias que vão sendo feitas pelas personagens, ao longo da narrativa.
Já tinha lido este romance em inglês; reli-o agora na nova edição traduzida.
Reencontramos nesta história a personalidade multifacetada de Anne, numa nova fase da sua vida: a frequência da universidade. As descrições dos ambientes continuam fantásticas, bem como as variadas personagens que se vão relacionando com a jovem Anne. O enredo é cativante, frequentemente cómico, por vezes melancólico.
Continua a ser muito enriquecedor acompanhar a Anne na sua evolução para a vida adulta.