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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones (1986) is a delightful fantasy story full of spells, political intrigue and interesting characters. It was adapted into a wonderful film directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 2004.
Sophie Hatter one day finds herself bewitched into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste. Having no one else to turn to, she decides to seek out the Wizard Howl who was "known to amuse himself by collecting young girls and sucking the souls from them." (page 4)
As with many of Diana Wyn ...more
Sophie Hatter one day finds herself bewitched into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste. Having no one else to turn to, she decides to seek out the Wizard Howl who was "known to amuse himself by collecting young girls and sucking the souls from them." (page 4)
As with many of Diana Wyn ...more
I'm sure I read this ages ago, but it was nice to listen to. Jone's quirky fantasy has her heroine in disguise (under a curse) as an old lady who continues on her adventure despite the fact that it never works out for the eldest child.
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