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Emily's Quest is a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in 1927.
The book continues the story of Emily Byrd Starr as she steps from schooldays into the wider world, determined to transform drafts and daydreams into published work. At its heart is a portrait of artistic ambition tested by real life.
Emily faces editors, rejection slips, and the temptations of easy praise, learning that creative integrity has a price. Mentors, critics, and well-meaning friends challenge her choices, pushing her to decide what she will sacrifice on the way to authorship.
Amid tangled affections and long-standing misunderstandings with Teddy Kent, Ilse Burnley, and Dean Priest, the novel explores the tension between love and vocation. Moments of heartbreak and hope lead Emily toward a clearer understanding of what fulfills her, and why true companionship must honor one’s calling.
Set against the beauty of Prince Edward Island, this final volume of the trilogy offers a reflective, quietly triumphant close to Emily’s journey. It celebrates coming-of-age, resilience, and the search for one’s voice, leaving readers with the sense that art are built through patience, loyalty, and courage.
"No more cambric-tea" had Emily Byrd Starr written in her diary when she came home to New Moon from Shrewsbury, with high school days behind her and immortality before her."
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Emily's quest by Lucy Maud Montgomery is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading Emily's quest in PDF or ePub.
Emily grows into her talent, stumbles, revises, and keeps sending work out. A kinder writing guide than most and tougher than it looks: a novel about ambition that loves the person more than the prize.
For creators juggling feedback and rent, Montgomery offers a humane roadmap: protect mornings, accept rejection, and choose relationships that don't dim your voice.
Drafts become doors.
Care that respects work.
Mentors matter.
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