Last week, in some all-important before-camp preparation, I went the library, and not just any branch, but the Central branch. And while I was looking for specific things, I also love to browse the recent arrivals for something new. Much to my surprise, I picked up two books outside of my norm of mysteries. The first is even non-fiction!
I love and have read all of L. M. Montgomery's books for kiddos, most notably the Anne of Green Gables series, and what I have just learned is supposed to be semi-autobiographical, the Emily of New Moon series. But I don't really know much about the author. I think it was the Gibson Girl on the cover that made me take it from the shelf, but I was excited to find Irene Gammel's Looking for Anne of Green Gables, just published this July. It focuses on the particular period when Montgomery was writing the Anne series and what went into the formation of the most famous of her heroines. When I'm done with this one, I want to seek out Gammel's other writings on Montgomery. Go figure, Gammel is a professor of English at the University of PEI. I think I will need to go there to seek out those writings...
The second book I found is Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. This one is a novel which fictionalizes the love affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney. I'm interested in Frank and in his architecture, but I don't know much about his life outside of his buildings and his personality. I can't wait to get to this one.
Who am I kidding. I never read at camp...
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