This book chronicles the life and career of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of the Anne of Green Gables series.

A bend in the road -- An early sorrow -- "Very near to a kingdom of ideal beauty" -- The jolly years -- Room for dreaming -- Count nine stars -- "Darling Father" and Prince Albert -- The pill inside the jam -- The happiest year -- Schoolmarm in Bideford -- Halifax! -- Belmont and the Simpsony Simpsons -- The year of mad passion -- Back in the house of dreams -- The creation of Anne -- "Yes, I understand the young lady is a writer" -- "Those whom the gods wish to destroy" -- A changed world -- A woman "they cannot bluff, bully, or cajole" -- Dashing over the traces -- Journey's end.