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Good evening and welcome to the sleepy bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day

and pick up a good book. I'm your host, Elizabeth, and it is lovely to have you here with me

tonight. This evening we will be beginning, Rainbow Valley, which is the next story in the Anne of Green

Gables series in order of publication.

If you are unfamiliar with the story so far, you can go back to the previous seasons on the bookshelf to hear Anne of Green Gables,

Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, and Anne's House of Dreams,

and that should keep you very busy indeed.

Rainbow Valley is a leap away from Anne herself, however, and follows the community on Prince Edward Island.

Now Anne has her own children.

This is actually Book 7, but as Anne of the Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside will written and publish so much later, they are not yet available to the

public domain. If this is your first visit to the sleepy bookshelf, don't worry if you drop off

before I finish this part of the story. At the beginning of the next episode, I'll give you a thorough recap.

That way, you can rest easy without worrying about missing anything important.

Do keep in mind that all the books on this show are selected and edited to help you fall asleep.

We keep the plot lines, protagonists and antagonists and moments of tension,

but we remove anything that might be startling or upsetting to ensure you always get a good

night's rest.

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