Marilla of Green Gables

How brave Sarah McCoy is, to take on beloved characters and to attempt to create a convincing story about them! Congratulations to her for success.

I imagine most Green Gables readers fall into two camps: people who felt happy she was trying this, and those who were worried. Let me reassure you, if you fall into the second camp: McCoy has shaped Marilla into something completely new and completely believable.

I won't say too much about the plot; that's for you to enjoy. I'll just say that this book is the story of Marilla as a girl, with the joys and struggles of youth that made her into the adult Marilla we love so much.

Quite a difficult task, but McCoy has done well.