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The Blue Castle (Voyageur Classics)
 

The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery Books)

by L. M. Montgomery

Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking diagnosis from Dr. Trent prompts her to make a fresh start. For the first time, she does and says exactly what she feels. As she expands her limited horizons, Valancy undergoes a transformation, discovering a new world of love and happiness. One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult... (read more)

Top tags: romance,  young adult,  l.m. montgomery,  fiction,  classic (all tags)

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Samra T
  • Rated 5 stars

“This story was sent to me by a friend and I LOVE it. I've read it several times and will most likely pick it up several more. It's a sweet story of courage to be ones self, romance and it wraps up (a little too) neatly in the end. Cheers me up when I'm down!”

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Divya
  • Rated 2 stars

“Average. Expected more from the writer of "Anne of Green Gables"”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.383333 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Genie

    genie said:

    “this is an amazing book i just love it for years the blue castle and anne of green gables were my two favorite books:)”

    posted Friday, June 6 2008
  • Library

    library "anne" said:

    “Thanks for the book suggestion! I just love this book, so I'll have to give the other a try.”

    posted Friday, June 6 2008
  • sneezy

    sneezy said:

    “If you read this book, you should read "Ladies of Missalonghi" by Colleen McCullough (the author of Thorn Birds). You will find interesting similarities that have made many wonder if and why she deliberately plagiarized. Hummm... What do you think?”

    posted Friday, June 6 2008
  • DeniV

    deniv said:

    “I felt like it was a one dimensional book. None of the characters were real people for me. So ....very different than Anne of Green Gables. Who couldn't love Anne with all her feelings and emotions running over. I probably would have felt different about it if I had read it as a young person. What was wrong with Valancy, why did she take all that crap from all those relatives.
    ”

    posted Thursday, December 6 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
  • melissajames

    melissajames said:

    “I love this book. A perennial favourite I return to over and over, along with the "Anne" series. It's not just beautifully written, but gives hope to anyone feeling trapped inside their lives and lost in family expectation. Breaking out can be good - being "insane", even better!”

    posted Sunday, July 22 2007
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