A very enjoyable story from L.M. Montgomery, demonstrating a surprisingly different perspective from Anne of Green Gables. It centers on a womans emancipation from stifling anonymity and an atmosphere of procedural ignorance, catalyzed by the doctor-borne realization that her life will be ending unlived. The story is full of incredulity, melodrama, and projected emotions of a sort that I recognized on a personal level. For those who do not recognize them so personally, perhaps the book will be obnoxious. For me, it was a pleasure.