SMITH DODIE

(P/B) I CAPTURE THE CASTLE
"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink" is the memorable first line of this enchanting coming-of-age story, told in the form of Cassandra Mortmain's journal. Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle, with her father who suffers from crippling writer's block, her glamorous but ineffectual step-mother 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 coming-of-age story, beloved of generat...
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ΤΑ 101 ΣΚΥΛΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΔΑΛΜΑΤΙΑΣ
Μια εκπληκτική διασκευή της πολυαγαπημένης ιστορίας. Ο Πόνγκο και η Μίσις ξέρουν ότι για την κλοπή των κουταβιών τους ευθύνεται η Κρουέλα ντε Βιλ! Θα καταφέρουν άραγε τα σκυλιά της Δαλματίας να σώσουν τα πολυαγαπημένα τους κουτάβια; (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)...
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(P/B) A TALE OF TWO FAMILIES
From Dodie Smith, the author of I Capture the Castle and The Hundred and One Dalmatians comes a classic tale of complicated sibling relationships, friendship and forbidden love. Set in 1970s England, this is a delightful, funny novel with deftly drawn characters and true heart. Suspecting her husband, George, of dalliances in the city, May decides it is high time the family moved to the country. Determined to create the perfect home there, she finds an idyllic country house set in a lilac grove and sets about furnishing it properly and coo...
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