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Howl’s Moving Castle

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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‘One of the greatest ever writers for children’ – Garth Nix

‘A true original’ – Katherine Rundell

‘Truly magical … Guaranteed to leave you gasping’ The Bookseller

‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard

In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and invisibility cloaks exist, young 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, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, 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 Sophie meets Michael, Howl’s apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she agrees a pact. Her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl and Michael and her quest to break her curse come alive with Diana Wynne Jones’s unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.

©1986 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Classics Fantasy Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy Comedy Magic Users Feel-Good Wizardry Witchcraft

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“Imaginative and terribly funny.” (Michael Morpurgo)
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I think it was absolutely brilliant and you should definitely definitely definitly listen to it.

I thoroughly recommend this book

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Incredible performance with great not forced accents. I’m so happy we’re finally getting the unabridged and I hope they do the same to do,r other of her series. Story as always is so fun and conforming. I recommend it to everyone and anyone

Incredible just incredible

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better then the movie by a clear mile. will be relistened to for a long long time

brilliant

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Watched the Studio Ghibli adaption growing up and now listened to this as an adult.

Two different beasts but I love each as they are both beautiful in their own ways. This is great if you want to learn more about the world Sophie lives in, have a Welsh Howl, and generally have a story line that -while it felt wrapped up a bit quickly at the end - made actual sense. I love SGs adaption but dont ask me about what happens logically. Much deeper appreciation of each character in the OG book.istening to this audio book has been one of the better parts of a cold week in Janauary

also the narration was astoundingly good. I loved the narrators voice and how they bodies each new character. a new favourite story teller for sure.

Amazing

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Such a brilliant audio book! I've watched the film and wasn't sure whether to try the book. If you're wondering the same, then just do it!! You won't regret it! I was absolutely hooked. Brilliant narration. An amazing magical enchanting world, I want to listen to it again :)

Enchanting!

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A wonderful story to capture the imagination for children and adults alike. A worthwhile listen.

Wonderful

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Honestly, I think this may be my new favourite book!
Perfect witchcraft and folklore feeling with such whimsy!!!
Both film and book are excellent!

Cant reccomend enough!

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As a huge fan of the film, I’ve been putting off listening to this. But it really was as good as I’d hoped.

As good as i wanted it to be

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This book is so wholesome and is now definitely one of my favourite stories to reread.

I just loved this story

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One of my favourite stories of all time. Cozy, lovely, interesting and homey. Lots of magic and lively human interactions. The reading voice and acting was very good and I loved how she really gave life to each character and captured their personality!

Amazing !

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