by Dodie Smith · Virago Pr · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781860491023
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Dive into the enchanting story of Cassandra Mortmain and her peculiar family, who reside in a crumbling castle. Through Cassandra's diary, we explore their lives filled with love, sibling rivalry, and a bohemian existence. The arrival of the American heirs to the castle triggers a series of events that will change their destinies. A captivating novel about growth, family, and the search for love in an unusual setting.
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing I Capture the Castle (1948) and the children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956). Other works include Dear Octopus (1938) and The Starlight Barking (1967). The Hundred and One Dalmatians was adapted into a 1961 animated film and a 1996 live-action film, both produced by Disney. Her novel I Capture the Castle was voted number 82 as "one of the nation's 100 best-loved novels" by the British public as part of the BBC's The Big Read (2003), and was adapted into a film released the same year.
