I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith'This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met' J K Rowling'This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met' J K Rowling'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the first line of this timeless, witty and enchanting novel about growing up. Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere. Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored

yet narrow definitions of Aboriginal identity that have existed throughout Australia・‚¬ãƒ»s colonial history and its continuing impact upon contemporary Aboriginal identities

the red beast is quite small

But can she carve out her own place in the legends in a world made for men

the cattlemen and the dreamers who felt the lure and sweep of this stark

Meleika Gasa-Fatafehi

and rare film footage

In these insightful accounts of love

But one particular string of bad news stories - and a terrifying brush with her own mortality - sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing event

invite children and their families to imagine themselves into Australia's past - to feel the richness of our First Nations' history

she uncovers an incredible family secret

stitched into the patterns of the forest

As the ward of the wealthy Mr