false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214964817m/95693.jpg 95693 14 At twenty-nine Valancy had never been in love, and it seemed romance had passed her by. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome cousin, 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. 1298683 book 1926 The Blue Castle total:2476|5:1238|4:759|3:391|2:79|1:9| 2476 10566 3229 502 4 10 false false Wed May 23 17:54:17 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 18:07:10 -0700 2007 Anne of Green Gables, written for an older audience. An important and underrated part of the Montgomery collection -- in this story, a young woman (young by our standards, an old maid in her time) rebels against her oppressive family and a conservative society...more...]]> 5 4 false true Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 11:56:58 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 12:04:08 -0700 2008 Anne series, and that just wasn't fair. But I've learned my lesson.

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