I Capture the Castle

Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection celebrating International Women''s Day 2023Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her family live in a beautiful ramshackle castle - but sadly that''s not quite as exciting as it sounds when you''re having to use the barn door as a kitchen table and new clothes are literally made out of old curtains . . .Determined to forge her own path Cassandra practices her writing skills by keeping a diary - observing the eccentric comings and goings of her beloved-but exasperating family and pondering what life may have in store for her. But things are about to get delightfully more dramatic with the arrival of two glamorous Americans - and soon the Mortmain''s lives will never be the same again.Rebel Voices is a new six-part Puffin Classics collection of strikingly designed highly collectible books written by female authors and celebrating courage rebellion strength and inspiration''Every time I meet someone who also loves I Capture the Castle I know we must be kindred spirits'' - Jenny Han bestselling author of To All the Boys I''ve Loved Before''I know of few novels that inspire as much fierce lifelong affection in their readers'' - Joanna Trollope''Everyone I''ve passed it on to has found it a hit - it works every time for absolutely everybody'' - Nigella Lawson