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Magic for Marigold (1929) is a novel written by L. M. Montgomery. It is about a young girl, Marigold Lesley, who grew up in Cloud of Spruce as the only child in the well-to-do family. Marigold's father died before she was born, but she had a loving but "bossed" mother, steely Young Grandmother, shrewd Old Grandmother, former sailor Uncle Klondike, and former doctor Aunt Marigold who had saved Marigold's life and had hence become her namesake and aunt. These people made Marigold's life mostly pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of adventures, fancies and troubles, such as her seemingly incurable jealousy to father's first wife Clementine, an encounter with a Russian princess, several attempts to be "good", and a surprising cooking triumph, many of which were related to the peculiar environment she grew up in. Among the most long-lasting products of Marigold's imaginative mind was Sylvia, her imaginary playmate whom she loved dearly and who took the place of many real-life friends for her. But gradually Marigold was growing up and the troubles with boys slowly crept into her life, and eventually twelve-year-old Marigold found herself having to say goodbye to Sylvia—and to childhood.
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Works by Lucy Maud Montgomery |
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Chronicles of Avonlea (1912) ♦ Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920) ♦ The Road to Yesterday (1974) ♦ The Doctor's Sweetheart (1979) ♦ Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (1988) ♦ Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea (1989) ♦ Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side (1990) ♦ After Many Days: Tales of Time Passed (1991) ♦ Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement (1993) ♦ At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales (1994) ♦ Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence (1995) ♦ Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories (1995)
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The Watchman & Other Poems (1916) ♦ The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery (1987)
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