On the island

Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery Translation: Walid bin Ahmed Number of pages: 350 pages Book classification: Novel Summary of the book: If Lucy Maud Montgomery had not yielded to her first publisher's will and had not published after seven years the book "Anne of the Island," her third novel in the "Anne" series in Green Gables, she would have deprived all young people of the world of the pleasure of following the story of the orphan heroine with red hair, whom we became passionate about in the first and second parts. Here is Anne growing more mature, leaving her island for a distant city to study at university, fulfilling an old dream shared by readers of all generations. She leaves behind the warmth of family, childhood home, childhood friends, and the first years of passion, and rushes after knowledge and achievement. She takes her first steps into the world of writing and creativity, while her heart never misses a moment of love and passion's fluctuations. Even today, the novel teaches youth ways to rely on themselves, instills in them the values of effort and perseverance, and encourages altruism and noble emotions. Today, we present to the Arab reader this novel, which holds a special place in the Montgomery series of novels, to the extent that most film adaptations originated directly from it.