From the moment Anne Shirley arrived at Green Gables, she has captured the imagination and hearts of fans worldwide. But what shaped Anne into the loveable and quirky individual she is known to be?

Now in her sixties, a disheartened Anne looks back on her early years in an attempt to draw inspiration. Lost beneath the floorboards of Green Gables, secrets are discovered that illuminate the troubled childhood and heartbreaking sorrow of Anne’s early years.

As the daughter of a schoolteacher, Anne Shirley often finds herself lost in daydreams of literary worlds. However, Anne embarks on an adventure of her own when an accident devastates her family and casts her into the world as a forgotten orphan. Full of sorrow, Anne undergoes much relocation while battling cruelty, insecurity and despair.

Along her travels Anne finds the most unlikely friends; an institutionalized old man, a powerful businesswoman, a hopeless widow, and a man seeking to become a father to her. Just as things appear to brighten for Anne, she realizes she is a pawn in a legal battle.

Only by accepting her past can Anne gather enough hope to face to future. Distant memories are the key to Anne embracing her life, and realizing how remarkable it is. .

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