The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery, read by Cecilia Gunther

This enchanting novel celebrates independence, the beauty of untamed nature, and the joy of living authentically, daring listeners to find their own wildness.

What would you do if you had only a year left to live?

I would be grateful if you could ❤️ Like this page as you go so it will be easier for others to find the BedTime Story Series. We all need some down time.

In The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery, Valancy breaks free from suffocating family expectations, embracing her wild, eclectic self. A beautiful book that describes nature and community and family. This is not a period piece but a piece written in a specific period so language and thoughts and environment are so different to our own modern period yet much of it is strangely pertinent to today.

Let me know your thoughts. I would love to hear where you draw parallels and where you feel empathy for Valancy and her story.

Valancy could be any one of us. The more I read of this story the more I see us in L.M. Montgomery’s words. Even though it was published in the 1920’s it is pertinent to today.

Every couple of days I record a new reading. I try to keep them at around thirty minutes (thirty minutes being a nice period of relaxation for me and I read these as relaxation - reading to you brings me such peace).

I read in one take. If I read the wrong the word I will correct myself in character. If I sneeze or sniff I will be sniffing in character - these readings are BedTime Stories read as though I were in the chair by the poets window reading to you. Just you.

The Blue Castle by L M Montgomery. Original publication: United States: Frederick A. Stokes company, 1926

Reading One - Chapter One

Reading Two - Chapters Two and Three

Reading Three - Chapters Four and Five

Reading Three - Chapters Six and Seven

Reading Four (10/03/25)- Chapters Eight and Nine

Reading Five (21/03/25) - Chapters Ten and Eleven

Reading Six (23/03/25) Chapters Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen

Reading Seven (25/03/25) Chapters Fifteen, Sixteen and Seventeen

Reading Eight (28/03/25) Chapters Eighteen, Nineteen and Twenty

Reading Nine (31/03/25) Chapters Twenty-one, Twenty-two and Twenty -three.

Reading Ten 03/04/25) Chapters twenty-four, twenty-five and twenty-six

Reading Eleven (06 April 2025). Chapters twenty-seven, twenty-eight and twenty- nine.

Reading Twelve. (09 April 2025). Chapters thirty and thirty-one.

Reading Thirteen (10 April 2025) Chapters Thirty-two and thirty-three.

Reading Fourteen (15 April, 2025) Chapters thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six and thirty-seven

Reading Fifteen ( 17 April, 2025) Chapters Thirty-eight, thirty-nine.

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Reading Sixteen (April 19, 2025) Chapters forty, forty-one forty-two

The Last Reading (April 21, 2025) Chapters forty-three, forty-four, forty-five

THE END - SOB.

Sad - this was such a lovely book to read!

The link to the current bedtime story (this page) will be at the bottom of all my gardening and cooking and sustainable living posts that I publish every other day. Mostly because - you know - life! 😂

What’s your favorite chapter so far?

Take care and Talk Soon

Celi