About the book
Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere.
Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored sister, Rose, her fading glamorous stepmother, Topaz, her little brother Thomas, and her eccentric novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block.
However, all their lives are turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive and Cassandra finds herself falling in love for the first time.
'I know of few novels that inspire as much fierce lifelong affection in their readers' Joanna Trollope
**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
Editions of I Capture the Castle
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781784878702
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784877453
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099572886
- EBook
- ISBN 9781448139903
Read an Excerpt
Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere.
Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored sister, Rose, her fading glamorous stepmother, Topaz, her little brother Thomas, and her eccentric novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block.
However, all their lives are turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive and Cassandra finds herself falling in love for the first time.
'I know of few novels that inspire as much fierce lifelong affection in their readers' Joanna Trollope
**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
Frequently Asked Questions
What is I Capture the Castle about?
Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere.
Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored sister, Rose, her fading glamorous stepmother, Topaz, her little brother Thomas, and her eccentric novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block.
However, all their lives are turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive and Cassandra finds herself falling in love for the first time.
'I know of few novels that inspire as much fierce lifelong affection in their readers' Joanna Trollope
**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in I Capture the Castle?
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories > Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories > Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories
Where can I read a sample of I Capture the Castle?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784878702
Who is/are the Author/s of the book I Capture the Castle?
Dodie Smith
Who is the Publisher of the book I Capture the Castle?
Random House
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
I Capture the Castle is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781784878702) and paperback(ISBN 9781784877453) and paperback(ISBN 9780099572886) and ebook(ISBN 9781448139903)
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