Occasionally I'll be cruising around the book section of my local amazon store (which, as everyone knows, is located at our kitchen table in our pajamas with messy hair) and find something I am shocked, appalled and delighted to see. For example:
The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle is written by L. M. Montgomery, the same beloved author who wrote the Anne of Green Gables books. Most of her books are difficult to read as stand-alones because they're part of a series, but this one... this one is a gem. One of my favorite books ever, and I mean EVER.
Ms. Montgomery was always known for writing characters that leapt off the pages and became real, full-blooded friends and neighbors and the characters in this story are no different. I really feel like I know Valancy. I lived with her through the trials and joys and heartaches of the year she lived when she thought she would die. I snuggled in the cabin on the island in the lake and watched the moonlight sift the leaves through each season. I felt the anguish in her broken heart when she felt she'd betrayed the one man she had ever loved. And I laughed with her when she told her family all the thoughts she'd kept inside her head and watched as they reacted to her words.
Truly, this story is a joy, a constant refreshment and reminder that we have control over our lives and can make our own happiness. And some times, that happiness lands in our laps when we've done nothing to deserve it except live as best as we could.
Have I gushed enough? I don't think it's possible to gush enough about this book, but I'll stop anyway.
The major reason I'm bringing this book up in a blog post is, not only did I find it on amazon, but it's one dollar. ONE DOLLAR! So... click on the link, right now, and buy it. Sometimes when we see books that aren't expensive we figure they must not be worth very much. Don't let its price fool you. Just be happy you have access to a gem that'll knock your socks off at a price that allows you to keep all your limbs.
