In this chase and love tale of a young woman Judith, Montgomery subtly plugs in the very annoying social evil of matchmaking. Although endearing as plot points in so many novels and stories, here LMM tries to show how the individuality of a lady can be stifled and questioned when the whole world around her tries to pin her to a man.
Judith is content and happy being a single woman. Her aunt Theodora is far from satisfied and very near the edge of her seat and nerves. She doesn't leave a moment to complain to any passerby or close relative about how she will rather bear a lifetime of loneliness without Judith around than see her as a maid while her 'best, younger skin' years are gradually passing by. Judith, hardly heated up by this debate still shows us the beauty of the village, the hills and the ferns. ( a remarkable feature of LMM is that she will never fail to bring us to the natural glory of the location in the story )
Judith has a surprising secret matter up her amusing sleeve. She likes a man, Mr. Bruce Marshal, who is hardly agreeable to her aunt. And the older lady has chosen another gentleman for her niece, Eben King. Thus with these extra characters introduced to us, we see a good amount of fun and chaotic times in this charming story. Which woman's willful desire will win in the end and how the race to Judith's heart literally ends up is the delightful finishing line of this romantic chase.
Picture courtesy - Montgomery Literary Society
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