I Capture the Castle
Cassandra Mortmain records the characters of her unconventional family and the transformation of all their lives when a handsome American landlord arrives. This comedy romance was the first novel of the author who became best known for 'A Hundred and One Dalmatians'.
Cassandra Mortmain records the characters of her unconventional family and the transformation of all their lives when a handsome American landlord arrives. This comedy romance was the first novel of the author who became best known for 'A Hundred and One Dalmatians'.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099845003 (0099845008)
Publish date: January 17th 1991
Publisher: Red Fox
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Coming Of Age
J'ai remarqué que lorsqu'on imagine des choses, elles ne se produisent jamais dans la vraie vie, donc je me retiens.
Read about a third of it. Super meh.
I really, really like Dodie Smith's writing style. This isn't a book with a lot of action and adventure, but the narrative was great and it kept me interested. I thought the book could have been formatted better, though, to remind readers that it's a journal. All of the characters were well-written,...
I've promised myself that during the coming year, I will be more careful and avoid reading crap. There were points in the past few months where I became so bogged down in terrible writing that I was stymied, unable to go forward or backward. Thankfully, with I Capture the Castle, I've found the perf...
A book you appreciate at so many different levels depending on what age you are. I love Cassandra.