The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery
The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery
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The Blue Castle

Author: L.M. Montgomery

Narrator: Erin Bateman

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2022


Synopsis

From the creator of Anne of Green Gables, get ready to be swept away by this tale of true love against all odds.Twenty-nine-year-old Valancy Stirling is unmarried and still lives at home with her mother. Her day-to-day life seems dull compared to her favorite books by John Forster and her fantasies of the “Blue Castle.” When she receives a devastating diagnosis and is only given one year to live, Valancy escapes from her family to make the most of the time she has left.Valancy moves in with an old friend, Cissy Gay, who is also gravely ill. Everyone else in the town had abandoned Cissy because she had a child out of wedlock. But Barney Snaith, who understands what it’s like to be an outcast, still comes to visit. Although rumored to be a dangerous criminal and even the father of Cissy’s illegitimate child, Barney is simply a friend of the family. He also becomes Valancy’s romantic interest.After Cissy’s death, Valancy does not want to stay at Cissy’s house with her alcoholic father, but she doesn’t want to return home to her own family either. Instead, she proposes to Barney, and they move back to his hometown on a remote island. The quiet woods remind her of the setting of John Forster’s books and the “Blue Castle” she always dreamed of. But Valency knows she is on borrowed time. One day, her shoe gets caught in the train tracks and she sees the train speeding towards her…but is this the end of her life, or just the beginning?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on November 30, 2019

If you think your relatives argue too much over Sunday dinner or are just impossible to live with try Valancy Stirling's family. Written in 1926 by the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series, this is the story of Valancy, a 29 year old timid mouse of a person, considered an old maid by he......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 05, 2025

2020: 4/5 2022: 5/5 Sięgnęłam po inne tłumaczenie (nieskrócone wydanie) i UWIELBIAM! 2025: 5/5 to jedna z tych książek, które mogłabym czytać ciągle od nowa…......more

Goodreads review by Meghhnaa on November 06, 2022

I HAD TEARS AND SMILE THROUGHOUT. Warning- This novel is endearing and filled with ardour to a dangerous level, that one can risk into crooning and canoodling with the novel throughout! Nothing could put the 2 of us asunder! 😊 Reading this was like finding a niche in the middle of this gruesome rea......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn Marie on January 28, 2025

The Blue Castle is without a doubt a new all time favorite classic of mine. It is also further proof that L. M. Montgomery was (and still is) a literary genius and icon! L. M. Montgomery’s humor in this story is exceptional. Her (or should I say the main character, Valancy’s) wit and sarcasm made me......more

Goodreads review by Melindam on January 07, 2025

4,5 stars Escapism at its best. This was my very first book by L.M. Montgomery and I loved it! I guess there's hardly anyone who doesn't entertain a wishful thinking of "Just-Getting-Away-From-It-All" time and again especially during this time of crisis and quarantine! Woods, water, pure air, a lovely......more