by Dodie Smith · Random House UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099460879
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Dive into the journal of Cassandra Mortmain, a young woman living with her eccentric father, her sister Rose, and her stepmother Topaz in a dilapidated castle. The arrival of the American heirs to the castle will change their lives, especially when Cassandra experiences her first love. This novel by Dodie Smith, published by Vintage Classics, is a gem of young adult literature that explores themes of growth, family, and romance in a unique and charming 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.
