I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

This is the journal of 17 year old Cassandra Mortmain; an extraordinary account of life with equally extraordinary family. First, there is her eccentric father. He is a writer whose first book took the literary world by storm but has since failed to write a single word and now spends his time reading detective fiction. Then there is her sister, Rose - beautiful, vain and bored - who despairs of her family's circumstances and determines to marry the affluent American landlord. She is helped and, sometimes, hindered in this by their bohemian stepmother, Topaz, an artist's model who likes to commune with nature. Finally, there is Stephen, dazzlingly handsome and hopelessly in love with Cassandra. In the cold and crumbling castle with is their home, Cassandra records events with characteristic honesty, as she tries to come to terms with her own feelings. This 2003 Red Fox Paperback is in good condition. Owner's Name inside.

ISBN: 9780099439745 SKU: 1574363 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Fiction