So Cassandra instead strives to hone her writing skills in her journals. While her beautiful older sister, Rose, longs to live in a Jane Austen novel, Cassandra knows that meeting an eligible man to marry isn’t in either of their futures when their home is crumbling and they have to sell their furniture for food. Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her family may live in a ramshackle old English castle, but that’s about as romantic as her life gets. WestlakeĪ beautiful, deluxe edition of Dodie Smith’s beloved novel, I Capture the Castle, featuring a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han, a stunning new cover, and designed endpapers that is perfect for devoted readers and those discovering this timeless story for the first time. It's as fresh as if it were written this morning, and as classic as Jane Austen.

What a lovely book is I Capture the Castle. This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met. Jenny Han, the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Although it is an old book and can be difficult to understand, if you enjoy books and are a fan of the older English language then I recommend reading the original, however the updated version is just as good and sends the same message.Every time I meet someone who also loves I Capture the Castle, I know we must be kindred spirits. The well written novel is about finding your personality and getting through rough times and Dodie Smith has sent that message clearly to his readers. As if this isn’t trouble enough, their father -who was once a very popular author- has gone mad and only comes out of his special room for food on the odd occasion, causing another set of problems for Cassandra. Her older sisters main goal is to find a wealthy husband who will give her luxuries and an amazing place to live, however when Cassandra finds herself developing feelings for her possible future brother-in-law things become a little bit complicated. The novel is written through her own perspective, in the style of her journal. It is about a young girl called Cassandra that lives in an abandoned castle with her sister, Dad and her step-mother. ‘I capture the castle’ is quite an old book written by Dodie Smith but is rewritten in modern English language.

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