Anne of the Island

By: L.M. Montgomery

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Anne Shirley, the mischievous, carrot-topped waif of Anne of Green Gables, has grown into a lovely young woman who leaves the security of Prince Edward Island to enroll at Redmond College. There, she discovers a professor who believes education is wasted on women, ponders the security offered in marriage proposals, and a host of other questions of young adulthood.

Hear more stories in the Anne of Green Gables series.Public Domain (P)1996 Recorded Books

This one!

This is the one to listen to if you want to listen to this book! Also what a lovely story. Can’t be beat.

Wonderful and Sweet

My second favorite series ever and there can be no better narrator than Barbara Caruso!!! Delightfully enthralling and entertaining and endearing.

Anne just keeps getting better!

Just when I thought I would never find a narrator as lovely as Rachel McAdams for "That Anne girl", I found Barbara Caruso.
This is easily my favorite Anne book thus far and the stuff dreams are made of.
If you've enjoyed Anne of Green Gables and of Avonlea, do yourself a favor and listen to this recording of Anne of The Island

TRIGGER WARNING: TALK OF ANIMAL ABUSE

I'm sure if you're this far into the story you'll like the book but omfg there were a couple of chapters where they talked about murdering animals and drowning kittens. I know this was a different time when it was written but I wish I had been prepared. honestly I think if those chapters or lines were cut out it literally wouldn't have effected the story. wtf was the point in putting a chapter in where they try to euthanize a cat or just throw around the idea that you should drown kittens????

just be careful cat lovers or try to ignore those chapters to get through the story

Anne goes to college!

I love all the Anne books. I really enjoyed all Anne’s adventures in college. When I was younger, reading about the friends she makes and her academic accomplishments and romantic pratfalls helped me feel more prepared for college, even tho her school days were in a different century than mine. L.M. Montgomery has a great gift for character development; there are lots of wise words, wry humor and beautiful descriptions. It was a joy to listen to, tho the narrator sounds more middle aged than Anne really should, and occasionally adds an inaccurate Southern sort of drawl when certain characters like Davy speak. She does a good job conveying the feelings of the characters and the beauty of the language, so it’s a decent narration.

Beautiful story beautifully told

Personally my favorite volume of the classic series. The narrator has nice voice for it, soothing and homey.

Brought unexpected tears of sorrow and joy.

I loved it. Anne's adventures warm my heart. The narrator was quite good with all the different characters. I especially loved her voice when reading for little Davey & Mrs. Rachel Lynde. This was a very good book; maybe my favorite yet of the series.

A lovely adventure with Anne

This book is such a delight. It details her college years and her journey into womanhood. An enjoyable listen on every level with a satisfying and heart-warming flavor.

Imagination 

This book is amazing it will make you cry and laugh ( maybe at the same time) don’t li

If you liked the two books before...

Where does Anne of the Island rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Middle of the pack. Not really special.

If you’ve listened to books by L.M. Montgomery before, how does this one compare?

I have only listened to the Anne books so far. And like most Authors or stories, the original is the best. Than the next book. Than the next. So this not the best one. BUT if you like Anne, than you will still enjoy terribly this one too.

Which character – as performed by Barbara Caruso – was your favorite?

Anne. She was always portrayed well.

Who was the most memorable character of Anne of the Island and why?

Marrilas adopted twin son. He was very funny and LM Mont captured his childlike nature well.