Friday Favorites is a weekly meme hosted here (Tressa's Wishful Endings),
that spotlights a favorite author, book, series, publisher, cover,
blog, etc. Basically whatever bookish thing that you love, recommend,
and want to tell others about.
I've been reminiscing this week and I thought about a book that I've read a couple of times and just adored! It's witty and sweet and so much fun!
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
First Published in 1926, 218 pages
Description: Valancy lives a drab
life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking
diagnosis from Dr. Trent prompts her to make a fresh start. For the
first time, she does and says exactly what she feels. As she expands her
limited horizons, Valancy undergoes a transformation, discovering a new
world of love and happiness. One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels
intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour
and romance.
My Review: Valancy Stirling is considered to be an old maid (29 years old). She
still lives with her mother and a cousin and does everything they tell
her to do. I couldn't understand why she didn't just leave and go out on
her own. But when Valancy receives some shocking news, she finally
breaks away to live her life the way she's always wanted to live it. Her
family is a hoot--hilarious, without meaning to be, and had me giggling quite often, even though they almost border on mean. They are total busybodies. I love how Valancy finally has the courage to be who she
wants to be--do her hair the way she wants to; wear what she wants to;
spend her time doing what she wants to. Such a sweet, tender
story of a woman's first love and quest for a happy life.
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