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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle

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Dodie Smith

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · April 1, 2003

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.

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Who it’s for
For a sharply funny, poignant diary voice where family upheaval and first love share the page.
Themes
First love, Family change, Writing and self-expression
Genres
The Classics, Coming-of-Age, Historical Fiction

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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.

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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.

Candid Castle Pages

For a sharply funny, poignant diary voice where family upheaval and first love share the page.

Come here for

  • Wry, candid notebook entries with a tender edge
  • A coming-of-age story shaped by family change and first love

Expect

  • Three notebooks spanning six turbulent months
  • A narrator honing her writing as life shifts around her

Where it sits

Coming-of-Age41%
The Classics35%
Historical Fiction26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Coming-of-Age
  • 20th-Century English Fiction
Authors
Dodie Smith
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
April 1, 2003
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
First love · Family change · Writing and self-expression
Reading lane
The Classics