Even though you find both the book and author on my Favourites list in my profile, it has taken me a while to write about them. I think it has to do with me having trouble describing what it is with the book that makes it pop into my mind whenever people ask me about my favourite book.
You may have heard of Dodie Smith’s name before. She is the author of the 101 Dalmatians. But the novel I like the most is I capture the castle. It is extraordinary. The way in which she has captured Cassandra’s life and thoughts are brilliant.
The main plot in the book is about Cassandra trying to write. Her father is an author, and in some way she wants to be like him. She has failed many times when writing and now she decides to free write about things that go on around her. She wants to capture the people and their surroundings.
Through Cassandra’s writing you get to know her family and their struggles on a limited income. She describes how it used to be in the past when they we fairly wealthy and tea was cakes in the afternoon now it is bread and margarine for supper.
She vividly tells about bath day, when they pull out a big tub in the kitchen and she prepares for the bath. She picks out a good book to read and she even gets a piece of chocolate from the family friend Stephen, who has a crush on her.
On bath day, is also the first time we get to meet Mr. Cotton’s sons, they are the proprietary of the castle they live in. Mr. Cotton’s sons will after this encounter have much influence on the life in the castle.
This is a basic outline of the book, but to really understand the brilliancy of it, you must read it. There is probably a copy of it at your local library.
Josefine
My recommendations: Town in bloom by Dodie Smith, another of her amazing creations.
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