Kilmeny of the Orchard

A novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. A young man named Eric Marshall goes to teach a school on Prince Edward Island and meets Kilmeny, a mute girl who has perfect hearing. He sees her when he is walking in the woods and hears her playing the violin. He visits her a number of times and gradually falls in love with her.


 * Beauty Equals Goodness: Kilmeny is very beautiful. And so painfully, perfectly good.
 * Fourth Date Marriage: Eric and Kilmeny.
 * Happily Ever After: Implied.
 * In the Blood: Characters in the book are distrustful of Neil. His jealous and violent behaviour is attributed to his being the child of Italian parents, a view the author appears to endorse by making him the villain of the story. Could also be considered an example of Values Dissonance.
 * Love At First Sight: Eric falls in love with Kilmeny the moment he sees her, which he discovers later during his...
 * Love Epiphany
 * Missing Mom: Eric's mother died when he was young. Kilmeny's mother passed away a few years before the story opens.
 * Parental Abandonment: Neil's mother died when he was born, and his father abandoned him right after.
 * Scenery Porn: Like all Montgomery's novels.
 * So Beautiful It's a Curse: Kilmeny's mother felt this way.