I Captured the Castle, Dodie Smith
This is the author who wrote One Hundred and One Dalmatians (which I do enjoy.) In this book we see a teenage girl growing up in the ruins of a castle. Her father had money but this is soon gone and they must make do with almost nothing. Much of the plot deals with the arrival of some young Americans who inherit the local manor. Personally I was captured in the first few pages and really enjoyed this book.
