The blue castle

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

No cover — Lucy Maud Montgomery: The blue castle (1989, Bantam)

218 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 1989 by Bantam.

(9 reviews)

At twenty-nine Valancy had never been in love, and it seemed romance had passed her by. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she found her only consolations in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle. Then a letter arrived from Dr. Trent and Valancy decided to throw caution to the winds. For the first time in her life Valancy did and said exactly what she wanted. Soon she discovered a surprising new world, full of love and adventures far beyond her most secret dreams.

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3 stars

A very enjoyable story from L.M. Montgomery, demonstrating a surprisingly different perspective from Anne of Green Gables. It centers on a womans emancipation from stifling anonymity and an atmosphere of procedural ignorance, catalyzed by the doctor-borne realization that her life will be ending unlived. The story is full of incredulity, melodrama, and projected emotions of a sort that I recognized on a personal level. For those who do not recognize them so personally, perhaps the book will be obnoxious. For me, it was a pleasure.