TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith, Dodie
TI  - I capture the castle 
SN  - 9780141371504 
AV  - PZ7.S64472 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Castles
KW  - England
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Diary fiction
KW  - Romance fiction
N1  - Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1949
N2  - 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.

"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.

This is a classic coming-of-age story, beloved of millions of teenage and adult readers, and sure to be enjoyed for generations more
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