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Valancy Stirling is miserably reconciled to a long life as the poor spinster in a big conservative family obsessed with appearances. Then she finds out that she has a heart condition that leaves her less than a year to live, and she decides to cast caution to the winds. She stops laughing at her relatives' boring jokes, nurses a disgraced old schoolfriend, and eventually, falls in love.
I really like Valancy. And as could be expected from Montgomery, the importance of imagination and kindness ar ...more
I really like Valancy. And as could be expected from Montgomery, the importance of imagination and kindness ar ...more
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Just read this one for maybe the 4th time? One of my very favorite books in high school, it was a lot of fun to re-read it.
With the exception of certain Anne-books I think this is probably my favourite book by LMM. The way the marriage between Valancy and Barney is depicted is probably the main reason for this. Sure, the beginning is cliché and the ending utterly unrealistic and contrived, but the middle is just delightful. Unlike most of LMM's other books, we're actually allowed a glimpse into the life of a married couple, seeing how they live together, how they interact, how they learn that silence together with s
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Why didn't I learn of this book's existence 15 years ago?!? I loved it!
It's fitting that I first learned about this book from the Selfish Knitters & Crocheter's board on raverly. Because Valancy would fit right in - she could be our mascot, even! (Sorry, Veruca.) For the first 29 years of her life, she lives a strictly controlled and browbeaten life, surrounded by family that takes her for granted, controls her, and expects a meek and mild-mannered woman. Then, she learns that she's dying and d ...more
It's fitting that I first learned about this book from the Selfish Knitters & Crocheter's board on raverly. Because Valancy would fit right in - she could be our mascot, even! (Sorry, Veruca.) For the first 29 years of her life, she lives a strictly controlled and browbeaten life, surrounded by family that takes her for granted, controls her, and expects a meek and mild-mannered woman. Then, she learns that she's dying and d ...more
This is an old favorite that I revisited in 2018. I needed the balm to my soul that The Blue Castle can bring.
kind of sickly romantic.
not a fav.
but it's so montgomery.
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not a fav.
but it's so montgomery.
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This book is so innocent.
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