Part of Anne of Green Gables, book 4
First published 1983
Anne Shirley closes her Redmond College chapter and travels to Summerside to serve as high school principal. The town's most powerful family, the Pringles, control Summerside like royalty and make their displeasure clear from the start. They wanted someone else for the position and waste no time showing Anne she faces an uphill battle. Anne moves into a tower room at Windy Poplars, where she lives with two widowed sisters, Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, plus their spirited housekeeper Rebecca Dew. These three women become Anne's strongest supporters as she navigates her new role. Anne discovers Summerside harbors peculiar mysteries and long-held secrets. Her challenge extends beyond winning over the stubborn Pringles to uncovering what lies beneath the town's surface. Through determination and her natural warmth, Anne begins to achieve victories that seemed impossible when she first arrived.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age, family-drama, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Redmond College, Summerside, Windy Poplars
Period: 20th-century
288 pages · School & Library Binding · Turtleback Books