I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith

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What a fab book, has anyone else read it?

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

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

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.

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.

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

I love it, it's perfect.

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

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

How about The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret too ?

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

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!)

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

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

It's a gorgeous book.

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

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.

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

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

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

I love it, my favorite book, makes you pleased to be English and wish you lived 50 years ago....in a castle.
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loved it to bits first red it about 14 i think.

love it. one of my favourites.

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.

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.