Books with author Dodie Smith

Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmatians, later adapted by Disney, was declared a classic when first published in 1956. The Starlight Barking, Dodie's own long-forgotten sequel, is a thrilling new adventure for Pongo and his family, lavishly illustrated by the same artist team as the first book. As the story opens, every living creature except dogs is gripped by an enchanted sleep. One of the original Dalmatian puppies, all grown up since the first novel, is now the Prime Minister's mascot. Relying on her spotted parents for guidance, she assumes emergency leadership for the canine population of England. Awaiting advice from Sirius, the Dog Star, dogs of every breed crowd Trafalgar Square to watch the evening skies. The message they receive is a disturbing proposition, one that might forever destroy their status as "man's best friend."

A beautiful hardcover cloth bound gift edition deserving of a place in every home.Set in the idyllic English countryside of the 1940's, this is the diary of Cassandra Mortmain which tells of her extraordinary family and their life in a ramshackle castle. First, there is her eccentric father. Then there is her beautiful sister, Rose; vain, bored and desperate to marry and escape from her crumbling family home. Their stepmother Topaz, an artist's model and nudist, with a flair for wondering the castle grounds uninhibited by the constraints of modern clothing. Finally, there is Stephen, dazzlingly handsome and hopelessly in love with Cassandra.But all their lives are soon transformed by the arrival of new, wealthy neighbours from America and Cassandra finds herself falling in love.