"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.
This 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.
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
544 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Penguin Random House Children's UK |
Utgivningsdatum |
2016-08-04 |
ISBN |
9780141371504 |