If you're enjoying this book, then I know you will love the exclusive stories on our premium feed.

Follow the link in the show notes to try it for free for seven days and dive into more of your favorite sleepy stories.

Good evening and welcome to the sleepy book shelf where we put down our

worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm your host, Elizabeth. Thank you so much for being here with me tonight.

This evening we are returning to Anne of the island, but first let's take a moment to let go of the day.

Get comfortable where you are,

and try to feel rooted and safe.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath in through your nose for the count of fall and out through your mouth for a count of four.

Continue breathing at this even pace, and as you inhale, imagine that you are breathing in calmness and strength.

Perhaps this air has a scent or a color.

Whatever you decide, it makes you feel peaceful and content.

As you exhale,

imagine you are breathing out, stress, and worry.

Perhaps you give this air a color, a smell, or a feeling.

Whatever you decide, feel your anxiety slipping away from you with each exhale.

Anne came home to Green Gables and was surprised to notice the changes that had occurred

there since she'd been gone. Familiar faces were sadly missed from the church pews on Sunday,

and Ruby Gillis was looking remarkably frail.

Mrs Lind told her that everybody suspected Ruby was dying of consumption she had caught in the winter,

but none of the Gillis family would admit it.

Anne and Diana went to visit Ruby by way of Diana's grumpy old aunt a tosser, recently moved to Green Gables and staying with

...