![]() He takes her to live with him on his island up in the woods, which Valancy refers to as their Blue Castle. She confesses that she's dying and Barney agrees to marry her. While she is living there, Valancy also becomes close with one of Roaring Abel's friends, Barney Snaith.Īfter Cissy dies, Valancy asks Barney to marry her. Valancy goes to live with the town drunk to care for his daughter, Cissey. One of the first things that Valancy does upon arriving is to land a job as a caretaker of one of her former schoolmates who is dying of consumption. ![]() ![]() Valancy vows to start living and experiencing everything she has always dreamed of having in life, including the man of the her dreams and a home of her own, which she refers to as the Blue Castle. She no longer cares what her mother or other family members say or think about her. When Valancy, who is 29 years old and is an old maid by societal standards, finds out she is about to die, she starts living her life for the first time. The story follows the main character, Valancy Stirling, as she tries to put the pieces of her life together after finding out she only has about one year to live because she has a fatal heart condition. The Blue Castle is a novel by the author of Lucy M. ![]()
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