Reading Through The Year With L. M. Montgomery (2022-23) discussion

The Blue Castle is a 1926 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery,

The story is set during the 1920s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery visited in 1922. Maps of the two towns show similarities.

This novel is considered one of L.M. Montgomery's few adult works of fiction, along with A Tangled Web, and is the only book she wrote that is entirely set outside of Prince Edward Island.

This is a reread for me. I loved it and highly recommend it.

I have a Kindle of this and plan to read this more mid-month. I thought it would be interesting after previously reading Anne to try a more adult oriented book. I was not aware it was set in Ontario so that interests me in the book even more.
I like seeing how authors operate outside their usual settings. I just read an Elizabeth Gaskell short story which she (successfully IMO) set it in Germany and France rather than England. This change of setting from one Canadian province to another shouldn't be quite so challenging for LM, but still piques my interest.

Brian E wrote: "I have a Kindle of this and plan to read this more mid-month. I thought it would be interesting after previously reading Anne to try a more adult oriented book. I was not aware it was set in Ontari..."

Hi Brian. I love Elizabeth Gaskell and am interested in the name of the story you mention. I hope you enjoy this book and thank you for your input.

Tracey wrote: "I love Elizabeth Gaskell and am interested in the name of the story you mention..."

It's The Grey Woman one of her Gothic short story/novellas, but one that's more of a real-life suspense thriller rather than a supernatural/eerie one like The Old Nurse's Story. Both were Halloween reads for me this year.

Brian E wrote: "Tracey wrote: "I love Elizabeth Gaskell and am interested in the name of the story you mention..."

It's The Grey Woman one of her Gothic short story/novellas, but one that's more of..."

My library has her gothic tales so I will have to check it out.