By the 1940's, Anne Shirley is a successful, middle-aged writer, and has returned for a visit to Prince Edward Island. A long-hidden secret discovered under the floorboards at Green Gables, causes Anne to relive her troubled years as an orpan before her arrival at the Cuthberts' farmhouse. As she delves into buried memories, Anne discovers the truth about her parents, and the roots of her brilliant, magical imagination.