A recent article in the Huffington Post reminded me of the satisfaction someone can receive by reading a series of books in one fell swoop.  Columnist Dave Astor used the recent release of the final Harry Potter film to prove his point.  He writes:

Sadly, another great Canadian actor passed away in the new year.  Peter Donaldson, who played Reverend Leonard in Road to Avonlea and Ian Bowles in Emily of New Moon, died of lung cancer at the age of 57 last Saturday.

Anne Shirley is not alone in the list of favourite female heroines created by Lucy Maud Montgomery.  She is joined by Emily Starr – the lead protagonist in Montgomery’s other beloved trilogy, Emily of New Moon, which is also set in turn-of-the-20th century Prince Edward Island.  The series of novels was made into a television series that lasted four seasons in the late 90s – all four of which are now available at Shop At Sullivan!