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Paperback: 353 pages
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition edition (18 Jan 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1860491022
ISBN-13: 978-1860491023
Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (95 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful, 2 Nov 2004

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One of my favourite books of all time, 'I Capture The Castle' is a poignant, warm novel about an impovrished 1930's family living in a crumbling old castle. The narrator, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, is one of the most engaging, charismatic heroines I have ever read, chronichling her eccentirc families ups and downs with honesty and wit. A tale of love, heart-break, family and growing up, 'I Capture The Castle' is supposed to have been written for a teenage audience but can, and should, be enjoyed by anyone of any age.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deserved more than 5 stars!, 1 Nov 2004

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I was given this book as a gift and I must admit that if I had seen it in the shops, I wouldn't have bought it myself. It just goes to show that sometimes other people know you well because I really loved it! I would recommend it because it's really unusual but not boring. It's incredibly well written and the characters are totally believable, if eccentic! It's the journal of Cassandra who lives with her impoverished family in an old castle She charts her relationship with her older (and annoying!) sister, her little brother, her mad stepmother who enjoys walking around naked to get in touch with nature and her novelist father who suffers from writer's block. Cassandra seems to be the only sane person in the book but she has her own shortcomings. Read the book to discover what happens when she falls in love ... You won't be disappointed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful - five stars!, 1 May 2002

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Cassandra,Rose, Stephen et al stay in your mind for weeks. The book is lovely, which is rare today but is also very funny. Despite being written in the 1940's it is still fresh and exciting. Despite my reservations about the ending, it is, and probably always will be, my favourite novel.

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