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Book SynopsisDorothy Gladys 'Dodie' Smith was born in 1896 in Lancashire and she was one of the most successful female dramatists of her generation. Her first novel,
I Capture the Castle, was written when she lived in America during the 1940's and marked her crossover debut from playwright to novelist. The novel became an immediate success and was produced as a play in 1954. She has written numerous other novels but is best known today for
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, a story for younger readers.
The Hundred and One Dalmatians became the basis of two Disney films.
Trade ReviewI know of few novels that inspire as much fierce lifelong affection in their readers
Everyone I've passed it on to has found it a hit - it works every time, for absolutely everybody
Smith rivals Nancy Mitford's
Love in a Cold Climate series for 1930s toff charm * The Independent *
A deliciously evocative portrait of England * Daily Mail *
Dreamy and funny...an odd, shimmering timelessness clings to its pages. A thousand and one cheers for its reissue. A + * Entertainment Weekly *
