Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me
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Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me

What My Favorite Book Taught Me about Grace, Belonging, and the Orphan in Us All

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Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me

What My Favorite Book Taught Me about Grace, Belonging, and the Orphan in Us All

About this book

A charming and heartwarming true story for anyone who has ever longed for a place to belong. "Anne of Green Gables," My Daughter, and Me is a witty romp through the classic novel; a visit to the magical shores of Prince Edward Island; and a poignant personal tale of love, faith, and loss.

And it all started with a simple question: "What's an orphan?" The words from her adopted daughter, Phoebe, during a bedtime reading of Anne of Green Gables stopped Lorilee Craker in her tracks. How could Lorilee, who grew up not knowing her own birth parents, answer Phoebe's question when she had wrestled all her life with feeling orphaned—and learned too well that not every story has a happy ending?

So Lorilee set off on a quest to find answers in the pages of the very book that started it all, determined to discover—and teach her daughter—what home, family, and belonging really mean. If you loved the poignancy of Orphan Train and the humor of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, you will be captivated by "Anne of Green Gables," My Daughter, and Me. It's a beautiful memoir that deftly braids three lost girls' stories together, speaks straight to the heart of the orphan in us all, and shows us the way home at last.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Image
  2. Title Page
  3. Endorsements
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Epigraph
  8. “All ‘Spirit and Fire and Dew’”: An Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: A Couple of “Severe Mental Jolts”
  10. Chapter 2: “I Love Her Best When She Is Asleep and Better Still When She Is Awake”
  11. Chapter 3: Vanquishing Josie Pye
  12. Chapter 4: A Kindred Spirit
  13. Chapter 5: He Shouldn’t Have Called Her “Carrots,” But Oh, That Gilbert Blythe!
  14. Chapter 6: Finding Clara Macneill
  15. Chapter 7: Bereft, Left Alone, and Left (Two Birth Mothers and Daughters)
  16. Chapter 8: Dispatches from the Land of Morning Calm
  17. Chapter 9: “Lawful Heart, Did Anyone Ever See Such Freckles?”
  18. Chapter 10: I Love My Adopted Child Biologically
  19. Chapter 11: Reunion Vignettes
  20. Chapter 12: Raspberry Cordial and Redemption in a Bottle of Ipecac Syrup
  21. Chapter 13: Finding Walter Shirley
  22. Chapter 14: Dear Tom
  23. Chapter 15: (He Did Not Say Dear) Lorilee
  24. Chapter 16: Twenty Pounds of Brown Sugar and a Garden Rake
  25. Chapter 17: A Bend in the Road
  26. Acknowledgments
  27. Discussion Guide
  28. Notes
  29. About the Author