{"product_id":"9781509843732-i-capture-the-castle","title":"I Capture the Castle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful collector’s edition of Dodie Smith’s brilliantly funny tale of young love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, \u003ci\u003eI Capture the Castle \u003c\/i\u003eby Dodie Smith, author of\u003ci\u003e The Hundred and One Dalmatians \u003c\/i\u003eis an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated by Ruth Steed, and features an afterword by publisher Anna South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer’s block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31644520317025,"sku":"9781509843732","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28329971.jpg?v=1722508064","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509843732-i-capture-the-castle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}