In the final novel of the series about Anne, the dramatic events of the First World War break with ordinary life.
Jem Blythe, Faith and Herald Meredith have already graduated from Redmont College. Walter, Nan, and Dee Blythe are about to enter Redmond, and Carl Meredith and Shirley Blythe have just graduated from the Royal Academy. Anne's youngest child, Rilla, is still wondering if she's ready for academia. Fifteen-year-old Rilla Blythe is the main character of the book. Against the background of the Great War, a teenage girl grows up, she faces difficulties that change her as a person, encourage development.
Together with the characters of the book we live four years of anxiety, fears and losses, but also love, hope and hopes.