Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Magic for Marigold by L.M. Montgomery ISBN: 0-553-28046-5 Publisher: Starfire Pub. Date: 01 April, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (19 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The exotic adventures of a little girl named Marigold
Comment: The opening of "Magic for Marigold" is probably my second favorite of all of L. M. Montgomery's novels, after "Anne of Green Gables" of course. The story of how Marigold Lesley came by her name and was sealed of the tribe is wonderful, and the way Old Grandmother rules over the Lesley clan is the best thing in the book. Although the final scene between Marigold and Old Grandmother is equally wonderful, the novel seems to lose some spark once Young Grandmother is no longer "Young" Grandmother. Marigold's encounter with the young woman claiming to be Princess Varvana is another one of Montgomery's comic vignettes, which plays to her chief charm as a writer, spinning comic yarns about provincial life on Prince Edward Island at the beginning of the century (this novel was first published in 1929). I do not think the rest of the novel holds up as well as the highpoints, but when she is good, Montgomery is very good and this book remains my favorite one of her novels outside of the Anne and Emily series. Final Note: Having just returned from vacation on Prince Edward Island, I have to say that the house shown on the cover sure looks like the Green Gables Museum at Silver Bush to me.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not one of her better books
Comment: Unless you're an avid fan of L.M. Montgomery, you may want to give this one a miss. This particular story focuses on the growth of a little girl named Marigold, from her birth and the debate over her name (one of the better sections of the book), to her early adolescence. Several of the chapters were originally written as short stories meant to stand on their own, and they're definitely the best of the book. (The chapter with the Princess Varvara is a case in point.) Some of the other chapters are weak -- dare I say boring? -- and the ending falls so flat it's disappointing. In short, the book lacks the author's typical spark. She's better represented in her other books.
Rating: 5
Summary: A magic book for young readers
Comment: When I was 8 years old, I found this book in the public library and read it over and over. Even years later, I always remembered the book, although I didn't realize that the author was the same one who wrote Anne of Green Gables. Somehow, Marigold struck a chord with me, and the magic seemed real. I imagined her home in the clouds as a fanciful heavenly place. It was my absolutely favorite book of all time, and I would recommend it for any young sensitive, imaginative, girl.
 |
Title: A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery ISBN: 0770422454 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
 |
Title: The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery ISBN: 0553280511 Publisher: Starfire Pub. Date: 01 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
 |
Title: The Road to Yesterday by L.M. Montgomery ISBN: 0553560689 Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
 |
Title: Pat of Silver Bush by L. M. Montgomery ISBN: 0770422470 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1988 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
 |
Title: Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery ISBN: 0770422462 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
