An edition of I Capture the Castle (1948)

I Capture the Castle

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An edition of I Capture the Castle (1948)

I Capture the Castle

  • 4.6 (7 ratings) ·
  • 129 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 13 Have read

Cassandra, the 17-year-old narrator, lives an eccentric existence in a crumbling castle in the English countryside in the 1930s. Her father is a former bestselling novelist now suffering from a chronic case of writer's block and her glamorous but bohemian stepmother Topaz is a sometime artist model. Money is in short supply but Cassandra and her discontented older sister Rose are forced to make the best of things - until some young, wealthy American neighbours arrive and Rose sees an opportunity for them all to escape their impoverished existence.

Even when she is encountering the difficulties of first love and first heartbreak, Cassandra remains a wonderfully likable heroine, with a strong narrative voice and a distinctive sense of humour. Whimsical, charming and beautifully written, this engaging classic novel will appeal equally to both adult and young adult readers.

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English
Pages
432

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Edition Availability
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
2017, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
Aug 02, 2012, Vintage Books
paperback
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
2011, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: Le château de Cassandra
Le château de Cassandra
2009, Gallimard jeunesse
in French
Cover of: Le château de Cassandra
Le château de Cassandra
2004, Gallimard
in French
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
2004, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: I capture the castle
I capture the castle
2003, St. Martin's Griffin
in English
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
2001, Red Fox
in English - Fox ed.
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
1998, St. Martin's Griffin
Paperback in English
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
September 1996, Virago Pr
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
1948, Little, Brown
in English - [1st ed.]

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OL34456245M
ISBN 13
9781446467145

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I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.
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