Canadian novelist Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote The Blue Castle in 1926. One of the few novels for adults written by L.M. Montgomery. It is the only novel she ever wrote that takes place fully outside of Prince Edward Island. The book was twice adapted for the theatre; in 1982, a popular Polish musical was created from it.Valancy Stirling, who is 29 years old and single, rebels against the monotonous life her family has forced upon her. Valancy keeps her deadly heart condition a secret from her family after receiving a diagnosis. After years of being apart, Cissy and Valancy share a room and rebuild their relationship.After discovering that Valancy had married Roaring Abel, her family disowned her, but she had no intention of returning. Instead, she makes a marriage proposal to Barney, confessing that she is dying and wants to spend her last days with him. They go on leisurely walks around the island and have excellent chats together.She requests a divorce after leaving him, believing that he tricked her into being married. But she later finds that he is also John Foster, the author of one of her favorite books.
Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, born on 30 November 1874 in Clifton, Prince Edward Island. Her parents were Hugh John Montgomery and Clara Woolner Macneil Montgomery. She was brought up by her grandparents because her mother died early, due to tuberculosis. She led a lonely life in childhood, created imaginary friends and developed her creativity. She got education in Prince of Wales College and Dalhousie University. After completing the college she worked as a journalist and then became a teacher. Since, early childhood she was a creative writer, she wrote her first poem at the nine years of age. But her first poem was published at the age of 15 years. In 1908, she wrote most popular work Anne of Green Gables. After that she continued her writing and wrote more than 20 novels, 500 short stories and more than 500 poems and lot of essays on different topics. Prince Edward Island was most favourite place, she set her most of the stories around it. She was died in 1942. Her memorable works - Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne's House of Dreams, The Blue Castle, Emily of New Moon, The Golden Road, Rainbow Valley, Ultimate Collection, The Greatest Christmas Stories of All Times etc.
