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By Smith Dodie
Dodie Smith, 2017, Collector's Library
The eccentric Mortmain family resides in a vast, decaying castle, facing financial ruin. While the patriarch, Mortmain, suffers from writer's block, his wife Topaz navigates stepmotherhood to Rose, Cassandra, and Thomas. Rose seeks a husband, Thomas needs an education, and Cassandra dedicates herself to writing. Through her witty diaries, she documents family life, the arrival of an American family, and the pains of first love.