Marigold has always lived a solitary life at her family's homestead, Cloud of Spruce, on Prince Edward Island, but her vivid imagination and lively neighbors keep things "int'resting."

The never-changing ways of Silver Bush are of great comfort to Patricia Gardner, but when she develops scarlet fever, copes with her mother's illness, and falls in love, tremendous changes occur.

When her beloved father dies, thirteen-year-old Emily Starr, orphaned and lonely, is sent to live with her mother's relatives at New Moon Farm, but despite her stern Aunt Elizabeth and malicious classmates, Emily's quick wit and lively imagination help her to form friendships and begin to feel at home.

Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart, Teddy Kent, will conquer the world together. But when Teddy leaves home to pursue his goal to become an artist at the School of Design in Montreal, Emily's world collapses. With Teddy gone, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn't love, as she tries to banish all thoughts of Teddy. In her heart, Emily must search for what being a writer really means....

Pat of Silver Bush tells the story of Patricia Gardiner; who hates change of any kind and above all loves her home; Silver Bush. She very much enjoys living there with her loving family and their housekeeper Judy Plum; who has a magical and mythical tale to suit any occasion. However Pat must learn to cope with the tragedies and changes that disrupt her warm and happy home. Mistress Pat is the sequel to "Pat of Silver Bush." Patricia Gardiner is now...