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New Anne of Green Gables book stirs debate
To mark the centennial of Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 original novel, Penguin books commissioned Canadian author Budge Wilson of Nova Scotia - the province close to Prince Edward Island where Green Gables was situated - to write the new book, titled "Before Green Gables".
Montgomery's heirs authorized Penguin to produce the prequel, which is based on information about Anne from the 1908 novel.
Wilson, when first approached by Penguin, did not want to write the book. But after re-reading the Anne series she said she became totally bewitched by her character, much more so than she had been as a child.
"I am still vaguely troubled by the idea that L.M. Montgomery would perhaps not want this done," she said in an interview.
...Wilson, who has written 32 books, said she realized that when she embarked on the project "there would be a good chance I would be torn apart by the critics and the Anne lovers."
"A lot of people have told me they've done a lot of crying and I am delighted," Wilson said.
To mark the centennial of Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 original novel, Penguin books commissioned Canadian author Budge Wilson of Nova Scotia - the province close to Prince Edward Island where Green Gables was situated - to write the new book, titled "Before Green Gables".
Montgomery's heirs authorized Penguin to produce the prequel, which is based on information about Anne from the 1908 novel.
Wilson, when first approached by Penguin, did not want to write the book. But after re-reading the Anne series she said she became totally bewitched by her character, much more so than she had been as a child.
"I am still vaguely troubled by the idea that L.M. Montgomery would perhaps not want this done," she said in an interview.
...Wilson, who has written 32 books, said she realized that when she embarked on the project "there would be a good chance I would be torn apart by the critics and the Anne lovers."
"A lot of people have told me they've done a lot of crying and I am delighted," Wilson said.
