The Blue Castle, L. M. Montgomery
The Blue Castle, L. M. Montgomery
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The Blue Castle
A Romantic Novel

Author: L. M. Montgomery

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/19/2024

Categories: Fiction, Romance


Synopsis

If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling’s whole life would have been entirely different. She would have gone, with the rest of her clan, to Aunt Wellington’s engagement picnic and Dr. Trent would have gone to Montreal. But it did rain and you shall hear what happened to her because of it.Valancy wakened early, in the lifeless, hopeless hour just preceding dawn. She had not slept very well. One does not sleep well, sometimes, when one is twenty-nine on the morrow, and unmarried, in a community and connection where the unmarried are simply those who have failed to get a man.Deerwood and the Stirlings had long since relegated Valancy to hopeless old maidenhood. But Valancy herself had never quite relinquished a certain pitiful, shamed, little hope that romance would come her way yet—never, until this wet, horrible morning, when she wakened to the fact that she was twenty-nine and unsought by any man.

About L. M. Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and raised by her maternal grandparents. She attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, where she completed the two-year teaching-certificate program in one year, and went on to study literature at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She returned to live with her grandmother on Prince Edward Island, which became the basis for her “Anne” books. The publication of Anne of Green Gables in 1908 brought her overnight success.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.


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