This was great! Again, a tad unusual because one doesn't generally read a cookbook. However, as this was interjected with quotes from the books and insights from the author, who is the granddaughter of L.M. Montgomery, I actually flipped through every single page and read every recipe. I am hoping to get a copy of my own and try some of the recipes soon! This was published five years before I was born and I didn't know it existed until earlier this month. This version is apparently a newer, reformatted version and reviews say this one is much nicer because it actually says which recipes are from which books and it includes some of Lucy Maud's personal recipes. I haven't seen the original version, but I definitely appreciated those features.