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Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Greenwillow
ISBN-10: 0061477958ISBN-13: 9780061477959
Publication Year: 2008Subject: Fiction
Age Level: --Topic: --
Language: EnglishSpecial Attributes: --

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Synopsis
Popular children's fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones embarks on her second sequel to HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE with cinematic panache and characteristic wit. Pampered and cosseted, Charmain Baker finds herself dipping into magic, adventure, and much-hated dish washing while caring for the home of her eccentric magician Great-Uncle William. The house isn't what it seems, and soon Charmain finds herself neck-deep in out-of-control adventures that lead way beyond her habit of incessant reading. A befuddled king, aged princess, obnoxious apprentice, and mysterious dog are just a few of the odd and amusing characters, along with beloved ones like Sophie, Howl, and Calcifer.

When Charmain is asked to housesit for Great Uncle William, the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, but finds that his house is much more than it seems.

Size
Length:404 pages
Height:8.5 in
Width:6 in
Thickness:1 in
Weight:16.8 oz

Publisher's Note

Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places—the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, and the Royal Mansion, to name just a few.

By opening that door, Charmain has become responsible for not only the house, but for an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard, and a box of the king's most treasured documents. She has encountered a terrifying beast called a lubbock, irritated a clan of small blue creatures, and wound up smack in the middle of an urgent search. The king and his daughter are desperate to find the lost, fabled Elfgift—so desperate that they've even called in an intimidating sorceress named Sophie to help. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind?

Of course, with that magical family involved, there's bound to be chaos—and unexpected revelations.

No one will be more surprised than Charmain by what Howl and Sophie discover.



When Charmain is asked to house-sit for Great Uncle William, the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, but finds that his house is much more than it seems. 50,000 first printing.

When Charmain is asked to housesit for Great Uncle William, the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, but finds that his house is much more than it seems.

Industry Reviews
"Enriching this elaborate and satisfying comic fantasy are some delicious characters...Long-standing devotees of this richly textured world, as well as new fans...will find that their third visit fulfills every expectation."
(05/15/2008)

"There is a light quality to Jones's fairy-tale lands that makes them sheer confectionery. Add to that her inventive plotting and you have a buoyantly entertaining read...."
(05/01/2008)

"Sophie's character is starchy as ever against Howl's antics, Calcifer emerges yet again as a reluctant hero, and Charmain holds her own as a new magic user among the veterans. No one bends and stretches domestic space or serves a better tea than Jones at her finest, and she is at her finest here, so grab a cup and a scone and snuggle in for a delightful afternoon's read."
(09/01/2008)

"A tale to luxuriate in."
(05/19/2008)

"Sulky Charmain develops into a crotchety protagonist capable of empathy and self-sacrifice but still a fully realized crosspatch who comes into her own in a convoluted climax that is trademark Wynne Jones yet holds together unusually well. Fan-pleasing series regulars Howl, Sophie and Calcifer play major roles, but this joyfully chaotic tale stays Charmain's--and a good thing, too."
(05/15/2008)

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House Of Many Ways

Diana Wynne Jones
  
Format: Trade Cloth (Hardcover)Condition: Used
Release Date: 01/09/2010SKU: 277217416
EAN: 9780061477959ISBN-13: 0061477958
  

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