The Blue Castle · Character
John Foster
A nature writer whose books inspire Valancy's love of the wild.
minor
Also known as Foster, John
First appearance: iv
John Foster's tie to Valancy Stirling is one of the pressures that moves The Blue Castle—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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