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I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith

A young writer’s six months in a crumbling castle

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A young writer’s six months in a crumbling castle

Seventeen-year-old Cassandra records life with her family in a ramshackle English castle, where they live in reduced circumstances. Across three notebooks, her entries trace changes within the household and her first experience of love, while also charting her efforts to develop as a writer. The diary format makes Cassandra’s observations the frame for both family life and coming-of-age concerns. This paperback edition also includes a reading-group discussion guide.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in coming-of-age fiction and first love.
  • Readers who enjoy novels framed through a young narrator’s journals.
  • Book groups seeking a discussion guide alongside a novel.

Themes

Coming of ageFirst loveFamily lifeWriting and self-expressionPoverty and social circumstances

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Book overview

One of the 20th century's most beloved novels is still winning hearts, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle!

"This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met." -- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series

Adapted to a feature film in 2003, I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries. Her journals candidly chronicle the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love.

By the time she pens her final entry, she has "captured the castle"-- and the heart of the reader-- in one of literature's most enchanting entertainments.

Bonus: Reading Group Discussion Guide included in this edition

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