Historical FictionYoung Adult
A 17-year-old girl journals her eccentric family's impoverished life in a crumbling 1930s castle and her first experiences of love and heartbreak.
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A 17-year-old girl journals her eccentric family's impoverished life in a crumbling 1930s castle and her first experiences of love and heartbreak.
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Cassandra, the 17-year-old narrator, lives an eccentric existence in a crumbling castle in the English countryside in the 1930s. Her father is a former bestselling novelist now suffering from a chronic case of writer's block and her glamorous but bohemian stepmother Topaz is a sometime artist model. Money is in short supply but Cassandra and her discontented older sister Rose are forced to make the best of things - until some young, wealthy American neighbours arrive and Rose sees an opportunity...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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First love, kissing, and mild sensual awakening; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Brief mention of father's past assault with a cake knife
Profanity
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Rare mild period language
Substance use
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Occasional social drinking of wine and champagne
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Passing references to church and religion
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Themes of class difference, poverty, and social inequality
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Family poverty and neglect; past violent incident referenced
Other
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