# I Capture the Castle

**Author(s):** Dodie Smith
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (0 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/i-capture-the-castle/verdict.json
**Genres:** literary-fiction, young-adult
**Pages:** 415
**Publisher:** Red Fox
**Published:** Thu Oct 27 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780099845003
**ISBN-10:** 0099845008
**ASIN:** B00CBFYPQC
**Amazon categories:** Teen & Young Adult
**Amazon binding:** $11.99
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/i-capture-the-castle

## Description

Cassandra, the 17-year-old narrator, lives an eccentric existence in a crumbling castle in the English countryside in the 1930s. Her father is a former bestselling novelist now suffering from a chronic case of writer's block and her glamorous but bohemian stepmother Topaz is a sometime artist model. Money is in short supply but Cassandra and her discontented older sister Rose are forced to make the best of things - until some young, wealthy American neighbours arrive and Rose sees an opportunity for them all to escape their impoverished existence.

Even when she is encountering the difficulties of first love and first heartbreak, Cassandra remains a wonderfully likable heroine, with a strong narrative voice and a distinctive sense of humour. Whimsical, charming and beautifully written, this engaging classic novel will appeal equally to both adult and young adult readers.

## SageChimp reader verdict

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- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
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