Growing up in her grandmother's huge and fancy house in Toronto, Jane's life with her beloved mother is a quiet one. A life of duty and speaking when spoken to and CERTAINLY never speaking of her father. But when Jane's father surprises them all with a request to join him for the summer on Prince Edwards Island, Jane doesn't even WANT to go. Why would she want to spend the summer with a man who doesn't love her in a place she's never seen?
Except, when Jane finally arrives on PEI, it doesn't feel at all like she's never seen it before. In fact, it feels more like "home" than anywhere she's ever lived and it's a place where she is free to be the kind of girls she's always wanted - but it would never be perfect until she can be with her mother also. Will Jane ever be able to have everyone she loves with her at the same time?
OH JANE. I know I can't be quite objective when I talk about this delightful book because it is SO nostalgic to me. I watched a film about Jane so many times growing up and although I now know that the film is far more supernatural than the book, the FEELING of it is still the same. PEI is STILL as magical and Jane's family is still just as broken but you have the same hope it can be mended. I love strong young heroines at the heart of my stories and Jane is particularly delightful. She WANTS to be productive, she wants to be hard-working and capable, with her hands covered in dirt or dough - all things that felt not-allowed in her lady-like life in Toronto. Her descriptions of her carefree (or care-filled, depending on how you look at them) summers on PEI were just a pleasure to read. This one was a total charmer for me.
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