I Capture the Castle

Author: Dodie Smith

Cassandra Mortmain is no ordinary teenager. She belongs to an extraordinary family including a father suffering from writer’s block and a lute-playing stepmother, Topaz, who communes with nature near the wild, tumble-down castle that is their home. Cassandra’s diary reveals how their lives are changed forever two American brothers arrive to lay claim, not only to their hom….Read More

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