Magic for Marigold is a novel written by L. M. Montgomery.

Synopsis

Marigold Lesley is an imaginative young girl whose father died before she was born, and subsequently grew up at her paternal relatives' estate, Cloud of Spruce. Marigold's family includes her loving but "bossed" mother, steely Young Grandmother, shrewd Old Grandmother, her Uncle Klondike who is a former sailor, and her Aunt Marigold, who (being a doctor) had saved Marigold's life as a baby, after which the Lesleys named Marigold after her and Uncle Klondike married her. These people made Marigold's life mostly pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of adventures, fancies and troubles, such as her seemingly incurable jealousy of her father's first wife, Clementine, an encounter with a Russian princess, several attempts to be "good", and a surprising cooking triumph, many of which were related to the peculiar environment she grew up in.

Among the most long-lasting products of Marigold's imaginative mind was Sylvia, her imaginary playmate whom she loved dearly and who took the place of many real-life friends for her. But as Marigold grew up and troubles with boys slowly crept into her life, twelve-year-old Marigold eventually found herself having to say goodbye to Sylvia and to childhood

Childhood

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External links

• Online text of Magic for Marigold (Project Gutenberg)
• L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers
• An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page Resource on L.M. Montgomery and her novels
• The L.M. Montgomery Research Group This scholarly site includes a blog, an extensive bibliography of reference materials, and a complete filmography of all adaptations of Montgomery texts.
• The L.M. Montgomery Literary Society This site includes information about Montgomery's works and life and research from the newsletter, The Shining Scroll.