Alec Forbes and His Friend Annie

George MacDonald was one of the most captivating and best-loved writers of the nineteenth century. He wrote stories for children, stories for grown-ups, poetry, fairy tales, and collections of short stories. But especially he wrote for the childlike in heart, and his books are a delight for readers of all ages.

Alec Forbes and His Friend Annie is a wonderful story of the joys of childhood, the delight of the seasons, the pleasures of youth and friendship, the dawning of maturity, and the heart-tugging agony of first love. Orphaned as a child, Annie's special friendship with Alec is a source of strength and security which sees them through many difficulties in their homeland of nineteenth-century Scotland.

Alec and Annie, eventually separated by circumstances, discover their childhood remembrances are deeply etched into their futures. Can these memories help Alec in the troubled days ahead?