The Blue Castle

Name: The Blue Castle
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454951506
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By L.M. Montgomery

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If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling's whole life would have been entirely different... One day, Valancy Stirling, a quiet, shy old maid, decides to stop listening to her nosy, small-minded relatives and start doing exactly as she pleases. Over the... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Description

If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling's whole life would have been entirely different...

One day, Valancy Stirling, a quiet, shy old maid, decides to stop listening to her nosy, small-minded relatives and start doing exactly as she pleases. Over the next year, Valancy's choices will transform her life, outrage her family, confuse the entire town of Deerwood, and bring her into close contact with the mischievous, mysterious, violet-eyed Barney Snaith.

This is a heartwarming romance with a bold, contemporary message: a life spent appeasing other people is a wasted one from the beloved author of the Anne of Green Gables series.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454951506

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 240

Collections

Classic Fiction Classic General Fiction Cosy Romance Fiction General Fiction L. M. Montgomery Literary Fiction Romance Young Adult

About the Author

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for her Anne of Green Gables series. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays.

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