Book description
A new look for one of Diana Wynne Jones' funniest and most popular novels.
In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and cloaks of
invisibility do exist, Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of
the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell.
Deciding she has nothing more to lose, she makes her way to the moving
castle that hovers on the hills above Market Chipping. But the castle
belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl whose appetite, they say, is
satisfied only by the souls of young girls… There she meets Michael,
Howl's apprentice, and Calcifer the Fire Demon, with whom she agrees a pact.
But Sophie isn't the only one under a curse - her entanglements with
Calcifer, Howl, and Michael, and her quest to break her curse is both
gripping - and howlingly funny! “Imaginative and terribly funny ”
Michael Morpurgo
THE TELEGRAPH - 100 Best Books a Child Should Read
“Wit and humor glint from the pages"
THE HORN BOOK
Praise for Diana Wynne Jones
“…Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and
imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great
seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that
links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears…”
Publishers Weekly
“Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because
she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country ”
Evening Standard
“Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or
two … [she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in
her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed.” SFX Diana
Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and has been writing fantasy
novels for children since 1973. With her unique combination of magic,
humour and imagination, she has been enthralling children and adults
with her work ever since. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with
Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981, and
was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. She is married with three
sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.
