“Jane of Lantern Hill” by: Lucy Maud Montgomery

Recommended Age: 9+ (very easy to read)


272 pages (in my version)


Description: Her whole life, Jane had believed her father was dead. It was, therefore, quite a shock to receive an invitation to stay with him for the summer on Prince Edward Island. From their very first meeting, Jane falls in love with her charming father and his whimsical cottage on Lantern Hill. A whole summer of fun and adventure, meeting neighbors, and making friends―far away from her grandmother's dreary house in the city. If only she could get her mother to come too.

As Jane juggles her love and loyalty for both parents, she dares to dream...a dream that she and her parents could live together without Grandmother directing their lives―of a house where they could all find home.



My Rating: 5/5


I have been a fan of Lucy Maud Montgomery since I picked up a copy of Anne of Green Gables. I never knew she had other books, but I must say this one did not disappoint! A bit of a simpler read than the Anne series, Jane of Lantern Hill was such a sweet, beautiful, emotional journey! It was one of those books that you want to immediately start again upon finishing it!


Notable Quote:

“If anyone doesn’t like the Bible there’s something wrong either with him or with the way he was introduced to it.” (Pages 132)


Things to be aware of in “Jane of Lantern Hill”:


Language:

  • 6 forms of “dumb” or “dumber”
  • Mild name calling including “ding dong”
  • 2 “stupid”
  • 1 “shut [your] head!” 
  • 1 “idiot”


Romantic Content:

  • Divorce is discussed by children
  • A couple is estranged (has been for over ten years), and yet somehow not divorced.


Spiritual Content:

  • Church is attended
  • A character states, “God is no good.”
  • A child is baptized in an Anglican Church.
  • A character says he/she does not like the Bible and is told, “If anyone doesn’t like the Bible there’s something wrong either with him or with the way he was introduced to it.”


Additional Notes:

  • Obvious themes of hatred and favoritism among family members.
  • A characters nose is described as “fat”. Certain characters express how they dislike jokes being made about their figures. (“She is so fat she is afraid she will never have any beaus.”)
  • A child is told he/she should have never been born and that nobody wanted him/her.



Links to the book: Amazon and Goodreads.

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