Smith, Dodie  1896-1990 <br/><br/>
I capture the castle  
/ Dodie Smith. 
 - London :  Penguin Books,  2016. 
 - 534 pages ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1949. 
<br/><br/> An absolute classic coming-of-age novel from the 1940s, with an irresistible narrator, which fans of contemporary writers such as Meg Rosoff, Rainbow Rowell or E Lockhart will love.<br/><br/>"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink" is the memorable first line of this enchanting coming-of-age story, told in the form of Cassandra Mortmain's journal. Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle, with her father who suffers from crippling writer's block, her glamorous but ineffectual step-mother and her vain but beloved sister Rose. When two visiting Americans arrive, all of their lives are turned upside down, and Cassandra experiences her first love.<br/><br/>This is a classic coming-of-age story, beloved of millions of teenage and adult readers, and sure to be enjoyed for generations more. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780141371504  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Castles--England--Fiction<br/>Diary fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Romance fiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.S64472  / 2016