Point of View

"Rainbow Valley" by L. M. Montgomery is written in the third person limited-omniscient. The narrator tells the story of the manse kids and the struggles they have in their new home in Glen St. Mary on Prince Edward Island. The point of view is often that of young Faith Meredith, who is the daughter of the new minister. The reader also gains insight and the story gains depth from the perspectives of the characters Una Meredith, the Reverend John Meredith and his beloved Rosemary West, among others.

The author, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery, was the author of the "Anne of Green Gables" series of books of which "Rainbow Valley" was the seventh book. Montgomery was born on beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada, where the story takes place.

Montgomery lost both her parents at a very young age and was brought up by her grandparents. The...