{"product_id":"9780141371504","title":"I Capture the Castle","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Smith, Dodie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 12 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 August 2016 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Penguin Books Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Originals' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 544 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 197 x 42 | 382g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the memorable first line of this enchanting coming-of-age story, told in the form of Cassandra Mortmain's journal.  Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle, with her father who suffers from crippling writer's block, her glamorous but ineffectual step-mother and her vain but beloved sister Rose. When two visiting Americans arrive, all of their lives are turned upside down, and Cassandra experiences her first love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic coming-of-age story, beloved of generations of teenage and adult readers, by Dodie Smith, who also wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491578200450,"sku":"9780141371504","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780141371504.jpg?v=1753751437","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780141371504","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}