{"product_id":"i-capture-the-castle","title":"I Capture the Castle","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOne of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eI Capture the Castle\u003c\/span\u003e by Dodie Smith, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Hundred and One Dalmatians\u003c\/span\u003e is an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer’s block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42887212466256,"sku":"9781529993325B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529993325-l_ad0aaa29-9810-4fca-8c9d-cece555a21dc.jpg?v=1788309779","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/i-capture-the-castle","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}