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A tangled web

A tangled web

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

1989FamiliesFictionInheritance and successionChildren's fictionFamily, fiction
3.5
Open Library
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First lines

A dozen stories have been told about the old Dark jug.

About this book

It all begins with Great Aunt Becky and her infamous prized possession: a legendary heirloom jug. After her death, everyone wants it. But the name of the new owner will not be revealed for one year ... Over the next twelve months, scandals, quarrels and love affairs abound within the Dark and Penhallow clans - with the jug at the centre of it all. Engagements are broken; lifelong mutual hatred blossoms into romance; lovers separated years ago are reunited. But then comes the night that the eccentric matriarch's wishes will be revealed - and both families are in for the biggest surprise of them all.

Themes & subjects

FamiliesFictionInheritance and successionChildren's fictionFamily, fictionManners and customs
First published 1989

Setting

Prince Edward IslandCanada

About the author

Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery

1874 – 1942.

Lucy Maud Montgomery CBE, (called "Maud" by family and friends) and publicly known as L.M. Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with *Anne of Green Gables*, published in 1908. Once published, *Anne of Green Gables* was an immediate success. The central character, Anne, an orphaned girl who was adopted by a a sister and brother duo of Marilla and Matthew, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. The novels became the basis for the highly acclaimed 1985 CBC television miniseries, *Anne of Green Gables* and several other telev…

Author

Lucy Maud Montgomery

First published

1989

Pages

306

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

33

Languages

English, French

Publisher

Sourcebooks, Incorporated

ISBN

9781537299228

Where to buy

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