The Blue Castle

“So, of course, Anne of Green Gables is the ULTIMATE comfort read. But L.M Montgomery has built similar worlds that are just as warm and endearing. Love this one about a girl who finally starts to live her own life instead of listening to her domineering family. She risks everything, and I loved seeing where that took her”

“One of the only books L. M. Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables) ever wrote for adults. A romance about becoming your whole self despite what the environment around you is pressuring you to be instead. I carried it down the aisle instead of a bouquet ten years ago.”

“Blue Castle is written by L.M. Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. Prior to reading Blue Castle, I had no idea Montgomery had written other books. Here is the Goodreads book synopsis and what ended up grabbing my attention (and led me to eventually reading it): “If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling's whole life would have been entirely different." At twenty-nine, Valancy had never been in love and it seemed romance had completely passed her by. Her only consolation were the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle. All her life Valancy lived on a quiet little street, in an ugly little house, never daring to contradict her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt. Until the fateful day a letter came from Doctor Trent—and Valancy decided to throw caution to the wind once and for all... For the first time in her life, Valancy said and did exactly what she wanted. Soon she discovered a world full of fine surprises and real adventures that she never knew could exist outside of her secret Blue Castle.”