L.M. Montgomery was a Canadian author best known for Anne of Green Gables, a beloved novel about a spirited, imaginative orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island. The book became an instant success and was followed by many sequels that are still loved by readers around the world today, drawing especially devoted fans in Japan, where it's long been part of the school curriculum and even inspired its own Anne-themed park. She drew heavily on her own childhood memories of rural island life to create Anne's colorful world.