Cassandra Mortmain, a 17-year-old girl, navigates the struggles of her eccentric family in a decaying English castle. Her father's desperation to repeat his novel's success, her sister Rose's attempts to manipulate their fate, and their nudist stepmother's ineffectiveness create chaos. Their American landlord Simon Cotton and his brother Neil bring change, as Rose sets her sights on Simon and eventually succeeds in making him fall in love with her. A wedding is planned, leaving Cassandra on the sidelines as the relationships around her spiral out of control, leading to experiences of frustrated desire, first love, and heartbreak.
I Capture the Castle
A 17-year-old girl, Cassandra Mortmain, navigates a tangled web of emotions and family dynamics within the crumbling walls of her family's ancient English castle in the 1930s.
