Valancy Stirling has been emotionally abused all her life, she is worn down into a shadow of a human, dependant on others (as many women were at the time), dealing with her wants and needs being neglected, she escapes in the works of John Foster, who writes about nature. She sometimes escapes to an ...
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." ~Abraham Lincoln “That's all the freedom we can hope for - the freedom to choose our prison. [...]” ― L.M. Montgomery, The Blue Castle "We don't know where we're going, but isn't it fun to go?” ― L.M. Mont...
Sometimes you stumble upon a book not so famous, not so well-known, but that turns out to be an absolute gem. Well ‘The Blue castle’ was one such book for me. I just picked this book not expecting much but it ended up being one of my most favorite book, which I am going to re-read in future for sure...
With the exception of certain Anne-books I think this is probably my favourite book by LMM. The way the marriage between Valancy and Barney is depicted is probably the main reason for this. Sure, the beginning is cliché and the ending utterly unrealistic and contrived, but the middle is just delight...
This could have been boring and degrading. Instead, The Blue Castle is a lovely story that warmed my cold and bitter heart.Valency Stirling is the thirty-year-old product of living in a small-minded and snobbish family. She has never been courted by a man, no one has ever taken an interest in her, a...
Oh the luxury of speaking one's mind...And the sweet little cabin full of books on the private island is nothing to sneeze at, either.Good choice to read after attending a wedding.
Such a light and fun read. I love Montgomery's writing. It's always fun and happy, which makes me kinda shocked reading her biography: how she was unsatisfied with her life and took up writing as an escape.Anyway, I really admire Valancy and her decision to change her attitude, her life, living trut...
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book! Of course I am a big fan of the Anne of Green Gables series, having read it many times, but I confess I never felt compelled to branch out into L.M. Montgomery's other works.I stumbled across this book after finishing the last Betsy-Tacy book, and b...
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