Chronicles of Avonlea
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 5582630
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
Pages no: 306
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Short Stories,
Canada,
Fiction,
Historical
It's not easy to write about childhood favourites in other than glowing terms. I can see all the things I would criticise - even dislike - had I first read this book now. The overwhelming heteronormativity, the association of singlehood with a poorer, less worthwhile life, the demonstration that any...