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Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain wants to become a writer. Trouble is, she's the daughter of a once-famous author with a severe case of writer's block. Her family--beautiful sister Rose, brooding father James, ethereal stepmother Topaz--is barely scraping by in a crumbling English castle they leased when times were good. Now there's very little furniture, hardly any food, and just a few pages of notebook paper left to write on. Bravely making the best of things, Cassandra gets hold of a journal and begins her literary apprenticeship by refusing to face the facts. She writes, "I have just remarked to Rose that our situation is really rather romantic, two girls in this strange and lonely house. She replied that she saw nothing romantic about being shut up in a crumbling ruin surrounded by a sea of mud."

Rose longs for suitors and new tea dresses while Cassandra scorns romance: "I know all about the facts of life. And I don't think much of them." But romantic isolation comes to an end both for the family and for Cassandra's heart when the wealthy, adventurous Cotton family takes over the nearby estate. Cassandra is a witty, pensive, observant heroine, just the right voice for chronicling the perilous cusp of adulthood. Some people have compared I Capture the Castle to the novels of Jane Austen, and it's just as well-plotted and witty. But the Mortmains are more bohemian--as much like the Addams Family as like any of Austen's characters. Dodie Smith, author of 101 Dalmations, wrote this novel in 1948. And though the story is set in the 1930s, it still feels fresh, and well deserves its reputation as a modern classic. --Maria Dolan --Ce texte provient de la Paperback édition.

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In a soft, intriguing voice, Emilia Fox matches her lovely British accent to this old-fashioned romance. First published in 1948, this story is a timeless tale of unrequited first love and sibling jealousy. It is full of elegance and lace juxtaposed with a life of poverty. Fox deftly portrays the two sisters who live in a run-down castle in an old-English countryside. The courting of the two sisters by two brothers leads to misunderstanding and confusion. Fox reads the story, which is the younger sister's journal, with flair, lending an air of grace and a mix of adolescent feelings that match the poignant text. D.L.M. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio CD édition.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 I Capture the Castle, Nov. 10 2007
This review is from: I Capture The Castle (Paperback)
What a joy! This is my favourite book of all time. Beautifuly written!.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Wonderful book, Juil 18 2005
Par Allyson (Gatineau,Québec) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: I Capture The Castle (Paperback)
After reading the latest reviews on Amazon I felt obliged to write my own review.
This is a wonderful book. It reads very easily and the story is a joy to follow. I love Cassandra and her very matter-of-fact love lorn ways. Rose is the character that you want to hate but just can't. All the characters are enjoyable and life like.
Of course, this is a book for younger readers. I still feel it is a very good read for any age. I read it in one sitting and loved every minute of it. I have since re-read it twice and I still love it.
I have heard that this is also one of JK Rowlings favorite books as a child, and that it inspired her to write.
High praise indeed.
Please read it for yourself and don't let those without imagination turn you away from it.
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2.0étoiles sur 5 no, thanks, Juil 2 2005
This review is from: I Capture The Castle (Paperback)
okay, personally, i really didn't like this novel. Sorry Dodie, but i just coldn't get past the first 7 chapters...it got really boring. i guess you could say that i shouldn't base my review on only 7 chapters...but seriously, the fact that i couldn't finish the book is the reason why i felt obliged to write down that i didn't llike tho book. i realize that many people loved this book, which is great..i just didn't. thats just me.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Capture this book!
I came across this book accidentally. My co-worker had it on the library reference desk. She said it was the next book in her book discussion group. Read more
Publié le Jui 26 2004 par Kat

4.0étoiles sur 5 Will capture your heart
Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, an aspiring author, is keeping a journal in which she chronicles her life in a ramshackle old English castle. Read more
Publié le Jui 8 2004 par Eileen Rieback

5.0étoiles sur 5 A Lovely Narrator
I CAPTURE THE CASTLE was recommended to me by an acquaintance when it became available a few years ago, in print after a long absence in the United States. Read more
Publié le Mai 27 2004 par Maren Robinson

4.0étoiles sur 5 great!
this book was really good i just finished it. i loved the characters although i wished the ending was a little different. i recomend it to anyone who loves the british!
Publié le Mai 27 2004 par nabilah

3.0étoiles sur 5 Over-Rated
This book seemed "shallow" and "wandered" a great bit.
Publié le Mai 16 2004 par snowblaze

4.0étoiles sur 5 Mixture of L.M. Montgomery and F. Scott Fitzgerald
The method of telling the story reminds me heavily of Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery but the overall themes and characterizations remind me most of the Great Gatsby. Read more
Publié le Mai 10 2004 par Sarah Sammis

4.0étoiles sur 5 Good romance, rich with mood and character
This is a gently whimsical and vaguely gothic story told from the perspective of young Cassandra Mortmain, living with her eccentric, genteely impoverished family in an old... Read more
Publié le Avril 8 2004 par Jessica Cluess

5.0étoiles sur 5 A great read!
I just finished this - thought it was great. Once the story got rolling I couldn't put it down. The characters are memorable - the setting intriguing. Read more
Publié le Mars 27 2004 par wills

5.0étoiles sur 5 Wonderful classic
Dodie Smith's novel is captivating--from the first chapter, you feel like you know the characters, and you want to know what will happen with them. Read more
Publié le Mars 11 2004 par stephen

4.0étoiles sur 5 Teenage Love in 1930's England
Cassandra keeps a journal as an exercise to practice writing and she records the events that occur over the period of about one year. Read more
Publié le Mars 9 2004 par Barbara

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