I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith

[gremlindolphin]

What a fab book, has anyone else read it?

[WhatSheSaid]

Love it. Don't know how many times I have read it - 50? Never get tired of it.

[EccentricaGallumbits]

haven't read this for aaaages. will have to dig it out. loveit.

[ThatVikRinA22]

i LOVED this book. i read it on holiday in majorca in 2001 and it was such a fab holiday and part of the lovely memory i have of it is this book! i loved it.

[Pozzled]

Oooh that's one that I haven't read for a while, but I'm sure it's on one of my shelves. Will have to dig it out and have another read.

[CornishKK]

Love it to. And I actually really enjoyed the film which is unusual!

[MoChan]

I love it, it's perfect.

[WhatSheSaid]

I liked the film too, though I wasn't completely convinced by Tara whoever (Fitzgerald?) as Topaz.

[sharbie]

Ooooooo Yes love it and made me want to live in a castle [sigh].

How about The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret too ?

[TheCatAteMyGymsuit]

another vote for love it!
Made me wish I had grown up in desperate straitened (but castle) circumstances. Sigh.
Agree re Tara Fitzgerald btw

[gremlindolphin]

Glad to hear other people liked it too! I can't believe I hadn't come across it before. I didn't know there was a film and I want to read some more of hers (the dds and i did 101 Dalmations tonight which counts I suppose!)

x

[2cats2many]

I love it too. I've read it loads of times.

[Rhian82]

I love it, one of my all-time favourites and I have a habit of buying it for people's birthdays!

[Lio]

It's a gorgeous book.

[oddgirl]

This is my favourite book of all time-love love love the opening " I write this sitting in the sink". Evocative and so beautifully written

[whatwasthatagain]

Film? What film? Or have I seen it? Loved the book and had very vivid images in my mind whilst reading, so don't know now if I did see the film or not. Not my favourite book of all time, but lovely all the same.

[Bonsoir]

This book lived under my bed when I was a teenager - I adored it!

[weblette]

Oh it's brilliant. Oddgirl, you are so right, the start is just amazing. To my absolute delight my 10 yr old dd is now reading it too

[JulesJules]

Love this book, read it hundreds of times. Just wanted to be her, sitting in the sink...

[JenEm]

I love it, my favorite book, makes you pleased to be English and wish you lived 50 years ago....in a castle.
x

[PrimroseCrabapple]

loved it to bits first red it about 14 i think.

[Boga]

love it. one of my favourites.

[Fwaggle]

Love the book - hated the film though. I didn't think they got Topaz right at all. I wanted to call my daughter Topaz actually, but my husband refused.

[SpringHeeledJack]

My Granny gave me this book when I was about 12.

since then I've read it at least yearly. I don't even need to read it- iykwim

I think they were taking liberties trying to make it into a film- it's far too long and rich to be boiled down to 90 minutes odd.