Emily's Quest [Hardcover]

L. M. Montgomery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0899664180 | ISBN-13: 978-0899664187 | Publication Date: June 1982

Concluding the trilogy from the author of the "Anne of Green Gables" novels, this book completes the story of Emily of New Moon, now concentrating on making a success of her writing but faced with difficult choices. Previous titles in the series include "Emily of New Moon" and "Emily Climbs".

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Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart, Teddy Kent, will conquer the world together. But when Teddy leaves home to pursue his goal to become an artist at the School of Design in Montreal, Emily's world collapses. With Teddy gone, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn't love ... as she tries to banish all thoughts of Teddy. In her heart, Emily must search for what being a writer really means.... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Emily knows she's going to be a great writer.  She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart, Teddy Kent, will conquer the world together.  But when Teddy leaves home to pursue his goal to become an artist at the School of Design in Montreal, Emily's world collapses.  With Teddy gone, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn't love ... as she tries to banish all thoughts of Teddy.  In her heart, Emily must search for what being a writer really means.... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Buccaneer Books (June 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899664180
• ISBN-13: 978-0899664187
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,392,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lucy Maude Montgomery (1874-1942) was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, the setting for Anne of Green Gables. She left to attend college, but returned to Prince Edward Island to teach. In 1911, she married the Reverend Ewan MacDonald. Anne of Green Gables, the first in a series of "Anne" books by Montgomery, was published in 1908 to immediate success and continues to be a perennial favorite.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent finale.., July 15, 2001

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Rahul (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily's Quest (Emily Novels) (Paperback)

Wonderful. As with all the Montgomery books, the beauty of the world captures you. Emily's Quest is a brilliant end to a most charming series of books. Its sadder - had to be, for Emily is no longer a child of 14. She is now 24, with unfulfilled dreams. Hence, there had to be mor etears. But the book statisfied all expectations, except to some extent the final chapter. Rarely has a romance been built up so beautifully and so truthfully as here - and it deserved a much better final chapter. My favourite chapter here is the one where the 24 year old Emily reads the letter written to her by the 14 year old Emily. I cried a long while as I read and reread the lines. I have read nothing as beautiful. In conclusion, this is a must-read. A romance for all ages - to live in a world that is beautiful and captivating, but which alas, no longer exists in this dark world of today.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying Conclusion, April 29, 2000

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Nikki Thean - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily's Quest (Emily Novels) (Paperback)

Emily's Quest is the third book in this trilogy. Emily, now struggling to be noticed as a writer, is deeply hurt when one of her dearest friends calls her stories 'pretty cobwebs'. Believing her childhood friend Teddy Kent cares nothing for her, she agrees to marry Dean, whom she does not love.

I loved this book. It is noticeably different from the other two books in this trilogy. In Emily of New Moon, Emily is a defiant, intelligent and brave little girl. In Emily Climbs, one of my favourites, she is blithe, brave and ambitious. Here, in Emily's Quest, she is more down-to-earth and she seems to be rather disillusioned. Although she is weary and heartsick at times, she is still 'Archibald Murray's granddaughter' and she can still glimpse her old starry world.

This book can make you cry, laugh or feel just as Emily feels at Ilse's news. Emily is as always a remarkably believeable character. Her trials and tribulations never fail to move you along in this conclusion to the Emily tales. I rather prefer Emily to Anne, although Anne is and will always be one of my favourites. She feels more deeply, is much more ambitious and somehow I love her more. She and all the other characters in this book are portrayed with humour and sympathy, and they are always believeable. The awkward scenes with Teddy (Emily's pride holds her back each time) are very well-written - it could almost be a true story.

This book does not preach or even try to, and overall it is a very satisfying conclusion to the other Emily tales.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Emily/L.M.'s Quest?, June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Emily's Quest (Emily Novels) (Paperback)

Emily's Quest seems often to be telling two stories at once, in two different styles. Emily's relationships with Teddy Kent and Dean Priest often play out like conventional magazine romance of the time. This can get frustrating, particularly in the latter half of the book. However, Emily's continuing adventures as a writer and her from-the-heart journal entries are pure gold, and have the feel of L.M. Montgomery's own experience.

This book does have a bittersweet flavor that is missing from the Anne series, but I appreciate the emotional truth that comes through. Montgomery's insight into her characters is clear but gentle, and rarely unforgiving. My only wish is that she would have trusted her characters to forward Emily's story to the end without resorting to plot devices. Overall, however, this is a worthwhile read that fans of Emily Climbs will not want to miss.