I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

I write this sitting in the kitchen sink is the memorable first line of this enchanting comingofage story told in the form of Cassandra Mortmains journal. Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle with her father who suffers from crippling writers block her glamorous but ineffectual stepmother 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 com Paperback softback