Product Description

I CAPTURE THE CASTLE meets Nancy Mitford in this enchanting novel from Eva Rice

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9399 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-24
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Marie Claire
'This charming pastiche of a Fifties coming-of-age novel follows in the tradition of Nancy Mitford and Molly Keane'

Vogue
'A delight of Nancy Mitford-esque trials and tribulations'

Prima
'Enchantingly written and the perfect read for fans of all things vintage'

Customer Reviews

great read
This novel has engaging and fun characters, (especially Inigo). The main plot, the developing relationship between Penelope and Harry, is intriguing and though predictable, keeps you reading right to the end. i would recommend it for an enjoyable, light read.

Lovely, just lovely
This sort of book is not usually on my reading itinerary, but it was one of my impulse buys and I'm so glad I picked it up. I echo earlier reviewers' comments on how charming it is, and I loved the 'feel' of the 1950s which are evoked in such a realistic way - I can tell that Eva loved reading that stash of 1950s magazines she borrowed and she passed that love of the era on to the reader of this book. I found that when I finished it, the characters lived on in my imagination and I wished I could read more about them - maybe a sequel, Eva?

good story, bad editing
I really enjoyed this, but agree with earlier comments that a certain laziness on the part of both author and publisher - letting through so many inconsistencies and anachronisms - was annoying and distracting.

It's feeble enough that the author didn't bother to Google 'After Eight Mints' (before sitting her heroine down to a box of them in 1955) and see that they weren't invented until 1962, but that an editor didn't do - or get some minion to do - a factcheck on things like that is sloppy beyond belief.