I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
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Pub Date 2 Aug 2012 | Archive Date 2 Jul 2018
Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Children's Classics
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Description
'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...’
This is the diary of Cassandra Mortmain, which tells of her extraordinary family and their crumbling castle home. Cassandra's father was once a famous writer, but now he mainly reads detective novels while his family slide into genteel poverty. Her sister Rose is bored and beautiful, and desperate to marry riches. Their step-mother Topaz has habit of striding through the countryside wearing only her wellington boots. But all their lives will be soon be transformed by the arrival of new neighbours from America, and Cassandra finds herself falling in love...
BACKSTORY: Get to know Dodie Smith, and be inspired to keep your own diary!
Advance Praise
When I read I Capture the Castle it immediately became one of my favourite novels of all time, and I was very annoyed that nobody had told me about it before
J.K. Rowling
There are many good reasons to read Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle:
it provides excellent advice about dressing on a budget (dye all your
clothes sea-green); how to cope when the man you love falls for your
elder sister (keep a diary) and your stepmother dances naked in the rain
(ditto). Given that most teenagers believe their parents to be mad -
and vice versa - the novel also serves as a helpful guide to recognising
the fine line between eccentricity and outright insanity
Guardian
Everyone I've passed it on to has found it a hit - it works every time, for absolutely everybody
Nigella Lawson
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780099572886 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 592 |
