House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery

This biography chronicles the difficult childhood and adulthood of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. Raised by stern grandparents, she received quiet support for her education from her grandmother. As an adult, she was already published and caring for her aging grandmother when she married a minister she liked but did not love. Montgomery experienced depression while her husband’s mental illness became incapacitating. She raised their children and fought a prolonged court case against her original publisher after discovering that he had cheated her, eventually winning the case.