The Blue Castle - Softcover

Montgomery, Lucy Maud

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781390487 ISBN 13: 9781781390481

Publisher: Oxford City Press, 2011

Synopsis

Valancy Stirling is unmarried at 29. Frustrated by her loveless state and stifled by her moralistic family, for years she has been escaping into an imaginary life in her Blue Castle in Spain. Then unexpected news shocks her into asserting her independence and striking out against society's conventions. Her old fantasies seem irrelevant now - but dreams of the Blue Castle are not forgotten as she refocuses her energies on living her life on her own terms. Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for 'Anne of Green Gables', has created a wonderfully sympathetic heroine in Valancy, engaging the reader fully in her trials and triumphs. A great love of the Canadian wilderness comes pouring out in beautifully evocative prose accompanied with sharp observation of the personalities and attitudes of her characters and the society they inhabit. This new Large Print edition is typeset in a very clear, well-spaced font (18 point Palatino Linotype).

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From the Publisher

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.

About the Author

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian novelist and the famed author of the Anne Shirley series. She found instant literary fame upon the publication of her first book, Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels and 500 short stories during her lifetime and was the first woman to be named a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Barbara Barnes is an American actress who is based in London. She has worked extensively in theatre and on television, including appearing on shows such as Poirot, Miss Marple, Rebus, 51st State, and House of Anubis. She also works as a voice-over actress for numerous ad campaigns, industry training videos, cartoons, video games, radio dramas, and audiobooks.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford City Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1781390487
• ISBN 13: 9781781390481
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 634