Jane of Lantern Hill
by L. M. Montgomery
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Author: L. M. MontgomeryEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Import
Published: 1989
ISBN: 0770423140
Number of pages: 217
Publisher: Bantam Seal Books
Book Reviews of Jane of Lantern Hill
Book Review: LMM's most down to earth heroine
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this in my early teens, after I had read most of the LMM books (the Anne series, the Emily series, etc.) I loved them all, especially the Emily series, but Jane of Lantern Hill is my favorite of them all. Jane Stuart is not, as many of LMM's other heroines are, obsessed with the idea of being a writer, storyteller, etc. There is no potential boyfriend/husband lurking in the story either. This book is more about the how understanding and love can transform an introverted, unhappy child into a confident, intelligent girl (the story ends when Jane is about age 14.) In that sense she's really one of the most understandable and likeable of LMM's heroines. She is also very modern. You can easily imagine her growing up to become a successful career woman, something you can't really say for many of LMM's other heroines, other than the at-home and time-flexible occupation of writing. If I had an early-teen daughter I would buy this book for her, especially if she has any self-confidence issues.
This is also one of the few books that deals with the subject of divorce or the separation of parents from the perspective of the child in an intelligent way. Given the time that it was written, divorce was a horrible taboo, and the resolution of the story is a bit unrealistic perhaps. That's the only quibble I have with the book.
Incidentally there was a television movie based on this book, by the same people who did the excellent Anne of Green Gables series (at least, the first two parts of that series were excellent). Don't bother with the Jane movie if you love the book..it only vaguely resembles it.
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For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother lived with her grandmother in a dreary mansion in Toronto...Teens Books
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