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The diary of a teenage girl living in a crumbling castle - romantic, cozy, and reminiscent of Jane Austen.
A charming little book, a sort of Jane Austen-esque coming of age story about a teenage girl in 1930s England. The narrator keeps a captivating journal about her family and neighbors, the dilapidated castle she lives in, and the events that occur over the course of about six months of her life. Really just a lovely little book.
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This is one of those books I've been meaning to read for years, and was finally spurred to do so by Christina telling me she was sure I'd like it. And I did! It's the story of a teenage girl growing up with her somewhat eccentric British family in a falling-apart castle in the 1930s, and what happens when the new young estate owners come to town (don't worry, Smith makes all the Jane Austen references for you). I thi ...more
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This is one of those books I've been meaning to read for years, and was finally spurred to do so by Christina telling me she was sure I'd like it. And I did! It's the story of a teenage girl growing up with her somewhat eccentric British family in a falling-apart castle in the 1930s, and what happens when the new young estate owners come to town (don't worry, Smith makes all the Jane Austen references for you). I thi ...more
A precocious narrator who is not so precocious as to be annoying and unrealistic. I like the movie, the book is even more satisfying, seeing the layers of yearning and class and love of their castle life blending together, and having a loving and friendly relationship with their stepmother is a welcome change from the norm in fiction in my reading experience.
Sep 13, 2007
Stef
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it was amazing
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Jun 25, 2008
Becky
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Nov 11, 2008
Flora
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it was amazing
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