Anne's own true love Gilbert Blythe is finally a doctor and in the sunshine of the old orchard among their dearest friends they are about to speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together and their own dream house on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbor.
A new life means fresh problems to solve fresh surprises. Anne and Gilbert will make new friends and meet their neighbors: Captain Jim the lighthouse attendant with his sad stories of the sea; Miss Cornelia Bryant the lady who speaks from the heart and speaks her mind; and the tragically beautiful Leslie Moore into whose dark life Anne shines a brilliant light.