I Capture the Castle
Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Alter | 10 - 18 Jahre |
Auflage | 2016 |
Seiten | 544 |
Format | 13,9 x 19,7 x 3,2 cm |
Gewicht | 378 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | The Originals |
ISBN-10 | 0141371501 |
EAN | 9780141371504 |
Bestell-Nr | 14137150EA |
"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink" is the memorable first line of this enchanting coming-of-age story, told in the form of Cassandra Mortmain\'s journal. Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle, with her father who suffers from crippling writer\'s block, her glamorous but ineffectual step-mother and her vain but beloved sister Rose. When two visiting Americans arrive, all of their lives are turned upside down, and Cassandra experiences her first love.
This is a classic coming-of-age story, beloved of generations of teenage and adult readers, by Dodie Smith, who also wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians.