"Evangeline,"herepeated,callingatawhisper."Evangeline."Hewasnotcallingthatshemayhear,hewascallingthatsomehowhersoulmightknowthathewasdevotedentirelytoher,onlytoher."Evangeline,Iwillfindyou."EvaandGabeexplorethegoldenforestoftheirseasideMainetown,unknowinglytracingthefootstepsoftwoteens,EvangelineandGabriel,whooncelivedintheidyllicwoodedvillageofAcadiamorethanonehundredyearsago.OnthedaythatEvangelineandGabrielwerebewed,theirvillagewasattackedandthetwowereseparated.Andnowinthepresent,GabehasmysteriouslydisappearedfromEva.Adreamlike,looseretellingofHenryWadsworthLongfellow'sfamouslovepoem"Evangeline,"AnxiousHeartstellsanepictaleofunrequitedloveandthehopethattruelovecanbereunited.FromSchoolLibraryJournal:"Evangeline,"Longfellow'staleofAcadianloversseparatedontheeveoftheirweddingdayonlytoreunitetragicallyafteryearsoflonging,providesthespringboardforShaw'smodernretelling.ChaptersnarratedbyEvaalternatewiththosetoldbyGabriel.Shetellsthecontemporarystoryofhergrowingawarenessofandensuingimpassionedbondwithanoldchildhoodfriend.Herlove,Gabe,whoisgrapplingwithafamilytragedy,scribblesinanotebookincessantly.ItisnotuntiltheyareseparatedthatEvareadsthenotebook,whichturnsouttobeacloseretellingoftheoriginaltale(Gabriel'swordsthatcomprisethealternatechapters).Thisplotstructureisquiteseamlessinexecution.Eva'svoicekeepsthebookgroundedinmodernsensitivities.