Anne Of Avonlea - Chapter 23

"Anne of Avonlea" was written by L. M. Montgomery and published in 1909, following the enormous success of Anne of Green Gables the prior year.

In this second book, Anne Shirley is sixteen years old and working in Avonlea as the local schoolteacher, determined to be sensible, responsible and worthy of the life she’s been given...

Chapter 23 deepens the mutual magic of Anne’s friendship with Miss Lavendar...

On a snowy evening at Echo Lodge, imagination, laughter and make-believe give way to something more tender, as Miss Lavendar shares the story of a love lost long ago...not through tragedy, but through pride and small misunderstandings.

Later, when past and present briefly touch, Miss Lavendar finds that affection can return in unexpected forms...