'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...' This is the diary of
Cassandra Mortmain, which tells of her extraordinary family and
their crumbling castle home. Cassandra's father was once a famous
writer, but now he mainly reads detective novels while his family
slide into genteel poverty. Her sister Rose is bored and beautiful,
and desperate to marry riches. Their step-mother Topaz has habit of
striding through the countryside wearing only her wellington boots.
But all their lives will be soon be transformed by the arrival of
new neighbours from America, and Cassandra finds herself falling in
love... BACKSTORY: Get to know Dodie Smith, and be inspired to keep
your own diary! **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our
World**
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