What I'm Reading

It's been a while since I posted a book recommendation but I've been in a bit of a reading rut. (Only old Agatha Christie's and you don't need me to tell you about her, do you?) but I stumbled on I Capture The Castle, one of my favourite books of all time, in a pile of junk books at a flea market yesterday and it was like a SIGN. I used to have my own copy, I'm certain I still do, but I've been hunting for it since 2020 on my overcrowded shelves in Delhi with no luck. Why do I love this book so? Cassandra Mortmain is one of my favourite YA characters of all time, her story of her genteel-ly poor family (Father wrote a famous book ages ago and can no longer write, stepmother is an artist's model, sister is beautiful but useless, brother is too young) and how their fortunes change when the rich Americans move next door is so natural and vividly told, like it's happening to you. I love Cassandra, you will too if you like smart young heroines with poetry in their souls. #bookstagram #mrmbookclub #icapturethecastle #dodiesmith