I Capture the Castle
$23.54
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
17 January 2022
Summary
I Capture the Castle: A Nostalgic Tale of Love and Eccentricity
‘I write this sitting in the kitchen sink…’
This is the story of Cassandra, precocious and charming, who begins a journal detailing her life with her bohemian family in a crumbling old castle. On the cusp of adulthood, Cassandra meets the family’s growing challenges of poverty and decay with indefatigable humour and insight.
However, her life is turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle ar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784877453 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 178487745X |
| Series: | Vintage Heroines |
| Author: | Dodie Smith |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 17 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 34mm |
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The perfect lockdown read - gentle and infused with a glowing warmth, featuring an emotional complexity that makes the simple story rewarding throughout
The perfect lockdown read - gentle and infused with a glowing warmth, featuring an emotional complexity that makes the simple story rewarding throughout * Independent *Utterly immersive, it brims with charm and romance * i *
About The Author
Dodie Smith
Dorothy Gladys ‘Dodie’ Smith was born in 1896 in Lancashire and was one of the most successful female dramatists of her generation. Her first novel, I Capture the Castle, was written when she lived in America during the 1940s and marked her crossover debut from playwright to novelist. The novel became an immediate success and was produced as a play in 1954. She has written numerous other novels but is best known today for The Hundred and One Dalmatians, a story for younger readers. The Hundred and One Dalmatians became the basis of two Disney Films.
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