- Paperback: 277 pages
- Publisher: Bantam USA; 2nd edition (1 Jan 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553269224
- ISBN-13: 978-0553269222
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.1 x 18.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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- #25 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > M > Montgomery, L. M.
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Anne's children were almost grown up, except for pretty, high-spirited Rilla. No one could resist her bright hazel eyes and dazzling smile. Rilla, almost fifteen, can't think any further ahead than going to her very first dance at the Four Winds lighthouse and getting her first kiss from handsome
Kenneth Ford. But undreamed-of challenges await the irrepressible Rilla when the world of Ingleside becomes endangered by a far-off war. Her brothers go off to fight, and Rilla brings home an orphaned newborn in a soup tureen. She is swept into a drama that tests her courage and leaves her changed forever.
Kenneth Ford. But undreamed-of challenges await the irrepressible Rilla when the world of Ingleside becomes endangered by a far-off war. Her brothers go off to fight, and Rilla brings home an orphaned newborn in a soup tureen. She is swept into a drama that tests her courage and leaves her changed forever.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rilla of Ingleside continues the adventures of Anne's children, the youngest, Rilla is left at home whilst her brothers go to fight in WW1. The book is sensitive and moving, portraying the feelings of the young girl and her family left behind in Prince Edward Island. If you liked the other "Anne" books then this one is a must, although it is much more sombre than the others, I believe that it is the best, and you won't want to put it down!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rilla of Ingleside is my favorite of the Anne of Green Gables serie. Although I can't really say it belongs to the serie. It's different, mainly because the main caracter, Rilla, is so different from her mother, Anne Shirley and because the subject is far more realistic then the other books who seem to belong to another world, that is why I consider Rilla of Ingleside to be at the same time the best of the serie and also apart from it. It shows how hard it was for women to stay home while their husband, sweetheart, son or brother were fighting.
I recommend this book, not only to fans of Anne Shirley but also to anybody who wants to cry, laugh and smile.
I recommend this book, not only to fans of Anne Shirley but also to anybody who wants to cry, laugh and smile.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is certainly hard to begin reading "Rilla of Ingleside," knowing it is the eighth and final book in the Anne of Green Gables series. The focus is on Rilla, born Bertha Marilla Blythe, the youngest of Anne's daughters, who is named for Anne Shirley's mother and the woman who took her in at Green Gables as a redheaded orphan. As the novel begins Rilla is fifteen years old and still looking forward to her first romance. But the novel takes a dramatic turn as the shadow of the First World War reaches all the way to Ingleside and sends a grief stricken Mrs. Blythe to her bed, but also a wonderful moment when Rilla sees her mother with eyes shinning and looking like a young girl.
American involvement in that war was relatively brief, compared to what was happening with the rest of the world, so what I found fascinating is to see that war from the Canadian perspective, as it drags on year after year. "Rilla of Ingleside" was published in 1921, which means that L. M. Montgomery provided a contemporaneous account of the war as seen from the Canadian home front. Two of Anne's children, Jem and Walter, as well as Rilla's beau Kenneth Ford, head off to France, where they suffer as all young men suffer in wars. But we learn of all this second-hand as we see the impact of the war on the mothers, sisters and girls who were left behind to worry about Paris being shelled by the Germans along with the fate of the Empire and their loved ones.
This gives "Rilla of Ingleside" an emotional depth unmatched in Montgomery's work by virtue of the fact we are talking about life and death in a world at war. While this might be a bit sobering for younger readers, by the time they get to this final novel in the "Anne of Green Gables" series I believe they will be well prepared; after all, the previous volume "Rainbow Valley," was actually written after "Rilla," which allows Montgomery to provide appropriate foreshadowing. There are certainly comic aspects to the story, mostly involving Susan Baker, the Blythe family cook who keeps getting marriage proposals during the war, but this an emotional tale where the key figure ends up being Little Dog Monday, waiting at the Glen St. Mary for Jem Blythe to come home. All in all, this is a most satisfying if unexpected conclusion to the story of Anne Shirley and her family.
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The last of the Anne books.
Like some other readers, I was sorry to have completed my read through the Anne series, and regretted that we are rarely given a glance of the inner life of Anne Blythe, with whom... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. M. Connolly
Great insight into the impact of World War I on Canadian lives
Like many teenage girls, I loved the "Anne" series, and read the first six repeatedly for several years. L. M. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jessica
very moving
I have been staggered at the skill with which Montgomery is able to reveal and develop her characters . Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by Mrs. C. Kingham
Rilla of Ingleside
This story is set a few years later from Rainbow Valley-and now the Blythe children are grown up except for Rilla who is nearly fifteen at the beginning. Read more
Published on 2 July 2009
My favourite
I love all the books in this series but this one is my favourite and it always makes me cry.
Published on 27 Jun 2008 by Joanna Gwynne
The best book in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!
This story is so wonderful! The best book I have read, infact I got told off in class for reading it and not one of the books from the class bookcase! Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by sceptical
Completes the "Anne of Green Gables" Series. Beautiful story set...
My favourite "Anne" book of all!! (and they are all wonderful!). Sadly, this is the eighth and last book in the series so when you get onto this one, savour every word. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2007 by S. Barnes
Rilla of Ingleside
"Rilla of Ingleside" is one of the most beautiful books that I have ever come across.
The main character is Anne's youngest daughter Rilla, a feisty, headstrong dreamer. Read more
The main character is Anne's youngest daughter Rilla, a feisty, headstrong dreamer. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2004 by "carannj"
A touching book, one of the best of the series.
I have read every one of the "Anne of Green Gables" Series, and even though all are amazing, this is one of my favorites! Read more
Published on 24 April 2002
Weakest of the series
This book does not sit well with the other 'Anne' novels. The others in the series are less specific in their setting in time, which adds to an enjoyable 'fairy tale' feel. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2002
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