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Mar 2021
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Ep 461 - The Blue Castle, by L.M. Montgo...

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What if the celebrated author of a classic children's novel wanted to write about Adult issues like spinsterhood, pariah-hood, and being told you only have a year to live? L.M. Montgomery asked this question of herself as she sat down to write The Blue Castle. Join us for a discussion of obnoxious families, fairy tales, and botched diagnoses.

Check out our previous L.M. Montgomery episode on Anne of Green Gables.

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