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041			_aeng
050			_aPZ7.S64472 _b2016
100			_aSmith, Dodie _d1896-1990 _eauthor _924101
245	1	0	_aI capture the castle _c/ Dodie Smith.
260			_aLondon : _bPenguin Books, _c2016.
300			_a534 pages ; _c20 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: London : Heinemann, 1949.
520			_aAn 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.
650		0	_aCastles _zEngland _vFiction _924102
650		0	_aDiary fiction _914285
655		0	_aRomance fiction _922778
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