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This book is a charming story about a girl growing up in "genteel poverty" in a ramshackle castle in England. Her father wrote a famous and critically acclaimed philosophy book, but did nothing after that except read mystery novels, so as the profits from the book wore off, the family found itself subsisting off of bread, margarine, and the kindness of neighbors. Two wealthy Americans move in nearby, and the narrator and her sister find themselves swept up in real and imaginary romance in the st
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Absolutely charming novel that made me remember feelings and emotions of a much younger woman.
Entertaining at the beginning and middle, but the last couple chapters were a disappointment.
I'm glad I finally read this one.
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I just LOVED this novel! Cassandra Mortmain dreams of being a writer and begins by recording things about her family, who are just getting by in an old English castle. Romance ensues and things get complicated. Highly recommended. Note: This author also wrote 101 Dalmations.
This book was so good I wish it were 1000 pages long!
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