Charming, witty, and moving, The Blue Castle is perfect for readers looking for: classic books for teens escapist fiction wholesome teen romance books beautiful writing and setting
In early 1920s Canada, drastic circumstances give Valancy, a twenty-nine-year-old unmarried woman resigned to being an "old maid," the courage to defy her controlling family and escape to a life of her own choosing.
Valancy Stirling, an inhibited twenty-nine-year-old spinster, undergoes a total personality change when a doctor tells her she has no more than one year to live.
Maps of the two towns show similarities. This novel is considered one of L.M. Montgomery's few adult works of fiction, along with A Tangled Web, and is the only book she wrote that is entirely set outside of Prince Edward Island.
Maps of the two towns show similarities. This novel is considered one of L.M. Montgomery's few adult works of fiction, along with A Tangled Web, and is the only book she wrote that is entirely set outside of Prince Edward Island.
The rattle of the beads on her mother's sleeves, as they swung on the arms of the reed chair, almost drove her crazy. Nothing else was worrying her; but all at once it seemed that she simply could not endure that thin, insistent rattle.
The Blue Castle: Large PrintBy Lucy Maud MontgomeryValancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt.
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance.
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance.
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance.
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance.We are happy to announce this classic book.
An enduring romance for all ages, first published in 1926.
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humor and romance
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance.
One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance.
The story takes place prior to World War I in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery visited in 1922.
The Blue Castle: New Edition
Valancy wakened early, in the lifeless, hopeless hour just preceding dawn.
Valancy wakened early, in the lifeless, hopeless hour just preceding dawn.
A young woman breaks free from her stifling home in search of love and freedom in this novel by the author of Anne of Green Gables.