Her curiosity about the natural world, dormant for years under strict rules of behavior, is set free.Īs her world opens, she finds a purpose in her life as she makes friends with the town reprobate, his disgraced daughter, and a man of dubious reputation. Her mother's disapproval and silences have no effect on her. Shocking as the news is, the specter of death isn't nearly as upsetting as the realization that she hasn't yet really lived.Įver docile and obedient, she's now compelled to tell her relatives exactly what she thinks of them. The result is dire: she has one year to live. Visiting a doctor without the approval of her clan is a daring act but Valency seeks out the local heart specialist in secret. To add to her bleak future, she's experiencing heart spasms. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery visited in 1922.
Under the thumb of an autocratic mother and a poor relation in a large domineering family, for years her only refuge has been in her dreams of a mystical Blue Castle, where beauty and kindness reign. The story is set during the 1920s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada.
On her 29th birthday, Valency Stirling awakens to a life that she knows will never change.
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