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A Heartwarming Tale of Rebellion, Romance, and Finding Your Own Voice."Fear is the original sin... Almost all of the evil in the world has its origin in the fact that some one is afraid of something."For twenty-nine years, Valancy Stirling has lived a life of quiet desperation. Oppressed by her overbearing, respectable, and entirely joyless family, she is considered the town's ultimate "old maid." She finds solace only in her daydreams of the "Blue Castle," a fantasy realm where she is brave, beautiful, and free.But everything changes when a doctor’s letter delivers shocking news: Valancy has a fatal heart condition and only a year to live. Suddenly, the fear that has chained her entire life evaporates. With nothing left to lose, she decides to finally live. She moves out of her family’s stifling home, takes a job nursing a dying woman, and eventually proposes a marriage of convenience to the town’s mysterious outcast, Barney Snaith.Relocating to Barney's secluded cabin on a beautiful island in the Muskoka lakes, Valancy discovers that her real-life Blue Castle might be even more wonderful than her dreams. One of L. M. Montgomery’s few novels intended for adults, The Blue Castle is a beloved, uplifting story about courage, the healing power of nature, and the unexpected joy of true love.