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Tag Archives: The Blue Castle
“I thought girls in their teens might like to read [Anne of Green Gables], that was the only audience I hoped to reach.” — L.M. Montgomery
As with Sylvia Plath, my relationship with Lucy Maud Montgomery has spanned the entirety of my life. It graduated from a childhood voracious yearning to read all the books immediately to a longer period when I “grew out of them”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Canada, Emily of New Moon, fiction, L.M. Montgomery, The Blue Castle
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Book Questions:
I got this from my good friend Ted . Naturally I had to go overboard and provide links (to my own blog), and I can never ever answer a question with only one choice. I refuse. What was the last … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. Another excerpt! It will be the last. Sniff. We must leave our Blue Castle behind. Valancy and Barney go along with their lives – in a montage of … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. Another excerpt! Yet another Valancy/Barney montage. I love this one because … with the crisis at the end of the excerpt – you can see that Barney basically … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. Another excerpt! The heavenly third act of the book (first act: Valancy at home with her family, second act: Valancy living with Abel and Cissy) is when she … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. Another excerpt! One of my favorite parts of the book is the following excerpt. It stands out, as far as I’m concerned – in Lucy Maud’s work. It’s … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. Another excerpt! So. Valancy is now behaving like a lunatic (according to her family). She is (gasp) speaking her mind, doing what she wants, not living by her … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. Excerpt 2! Of our favorite book, ladies! Spinsters everywhere: take hope! Valancy finds her Blue Castle! So can we! Okay. So the next excerpt is hilarious. Valancy has … Continue reading
The Books: The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: The Blue Castle – by L.M. Montgomery. OH, how I love this novel. OH GOD. It’s one of my escapes, a true fairy-romance that I find transportive … If I ever find myself stuck, or … Continue reading
Fiction Meme
Which fictional character frightens you the most? Cathy from East of Eden. She haunts me. I’ve written about her multiple times – usually in other contexts (here – in a post about Leslie van Houten. And here. That one started … Continue reading