Dear Maud, While It’s Your 150th Birthday, It’s Also Clara’s 150th Mother’s Day

While most readers envision L.M. Montgomery as a superstar novelist, her birth—and her mother—are less frequently considered. Baby Maud formed a loving bond in Clara Montgomery’s arms before she became a world-renowned author, making this a special Mother’s Day for Clara as well. Drawing from Maud’s journals, and weather and photographic records, this letter to Montgomery imagines her first two years of life with Clara in their New London birth house.