Revelations from L.M. Montgomery's Granddaughter
From Saturday's Globe and Mail: The heartbreaking truth about Anne's creator - Kate Macdonald Butler reveals a long-held secret about her grandmother, one of Canada's most beloved authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery
The piece begins with this:
For many years, my family has kept a troubling secret. What has made things even more difficult is the fact that the person it involves was not only my grandmother, but one of Canada's most beloved authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Her most famous novel, Anne of Green Gables, is still a bestseller after 100 years. In addition to Anne, my grandmother wrote 19 other novels, personal journals and hundreds of short stories and poems. As well, she has been the subject of several biographical studies.
Despite her great success, it is known that she suffered from depression, that she was isolated, sad and filled with worry and dread for much of her life. But our family has never spoken publicly about the extent of her illness.
What has never been revealed is that L.M. Montgomery took her own life at the age of 67 through a drug overdose.
Katie goes on to detail the circumstances which led to her grandmother's tragic decision, and honors her memory with a great deal of compassion and respect. Read the entire article online.
I found this article via The Swivet, who, in turn, learned of the news from Gwenda. My initial reaction:
Oh, wow.
Oh, my.
Oh, Mrs. Montgomery.
I have always loved L.M. Montgomery's writing, especially the Anne of Green Gables series. I often mention the Anne books or discuss the main character here at my blog. View all Bildungsroman posts tagged with "Anne."
Rest in peace, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
The piece begins with this:
For many years, my family has kept a troubling secret. What has made things even more difficult is the fact that the person it involves was not only my grandmother, but one of Canada's most beloved authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Her most famous novel, Anne of Green Gables, is still a bestseller after 100 years. In addition to Anne, my grandmother wrote 19 other novels, personal journals and hundreds of short stories and poems. As well, she has been the subject of several biographical studies.
Despite her great success, it is known that she suffered from depression, that she was isolated, sad and filled with worry and dread for much of her life. But our family has never spoken publicly about the extent of her illness.
What has never been revealed is that L.M. Montgomery took her own life at the age of 67 through a drug overdose.
Katie goes on to detail the circumstances which led to her grandmother's tragic decision, and honors her memory with a great deal of compassion and respect. Read the entire article online.
I found this article via The Swivet, who, in turn, learned of the news from Gwenda. My initial reaction:
Oh, wow.
Oh, my.
Oh, Mrs. Montgomery.
I have always loved L.M. Montgomery's writing, especially the Anne of Green Gables series. I often mention the Anne books or discuss the main character here at my blog. View all Bildungsroman posts tagged with "Anne."
Rest in peace, Lucy Maud Montgomery.