Author:Gail Jones
This is a story that can only be told in a whisper...
In the remote outback of Western Australia, English anthropologist Nicholas Keene and his wife Stella raise a curious child, Perdita. Her childhood is far from ordinary; a shack in the wilderness, with a distant father burying himself in books and an unstable mother whose knowledge of Shakespeare forms the backbone of the girl's limited education. Emotionally adrift, Perdita develops a friendship with an Aboriginal girl, Mary, with whom she will share a very special bond. She appears content with her unusual family life in this remote corner of the globe until Nicholas Keane is discovered murdered...
Haunting
—— HeraldPowerful and poignant
—— GuardianShe has a gift for lyricism and elegant imagery... leaves a lovely legacy
—— The TimesShards of poetry stud Jones' writing like diamonds
—— IndependentWesley's books are a delight...a beautifully crafted tale, very sexy, very funny, I just didn't want it to end
—— Sunday Times (Perth)It is an occasion worth celebrating when a sparkling novel, a work of wit, irony and feeling is brought back into print after an absence of many years. So uncork the champagne for I Capture the Castle
—— Los Angeles TimesThis rite of passage story about a precocious teenager and her eccentric family is romantic, off-beat and totally magical
—— RedInfluential and much loved novel
—— Sunday TribuneMuch more fun than the reader has any right to expect
—— Weekly StandardIt's as fresh as if it were written this morning and as classic as Jane Austen. I'm very happy to have met it
—— Donald WestlakeA good story, flourishing characters, and the most persuasive narrative voice
—— GuardianA classic tale of the triumph of youthful naivety over middle-aged cynicism
—— Good Book GuideClassic coming of age novel
—— Oxford Times
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