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“That’s all the freedom we can hope for – the freedom to choose our prison.”
“Rebellion flamed up in her soul as the dark hours passed by – not because she had no future but because she had no past.”
“I’ve been keeping up appearances all my life. Now I’m going in for realities.”
Valancy Stirling is stuck home, a spinster in her late 20s. She loathes her life and has become nearly afraid of everyo ...more
The Story
“That’s all the freedom we can hope for – the freedom to choose our prison.”
“Rebellion flamed up in her soul as the dark hours passed by – not because she had no future but because she had no past.”
“I’ve been keeping up appearances all my life. Now I’m going in for realities.”
Valancy Stirling is stuck home, a spinster in her late 20s. She loathes her life and has become nearly afraid of everyo ...more
I had never heard of this book until recently. The Blue Castle was mentioned over and over in a discussion about LM Montgomery’s works and I was finally able to get a hold of it on Bridges.
It really is 5⭐️ worthy and worth a return-read. I even thought that maybe I could read it out loud to [my husband]. I won’t, but it has been several years since I have thought that about a book. That’s how good it is.
It really is 5⭐️ worthy and worth a return-read. I even thought that maybe I could read it out loud to [my husband]. I won’t, but it has been several years since I have thought that about a book. That’s how good it is.
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