Howls Moving Castle

Author: Jones, Diana Wynne

Interest age: from c 11 years

Published on 5 March 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 320 pages
196 x 133 x 24 | 220g

Quite simply the best writer of magic there is Neil Gaiman

Truly magical . . . Guaranteed to leave you gasping The Bookseller

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

In this beloved modern classic, young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary 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, Howls 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 Joness unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.

From one of the most beloved, bestselling and award-winning fantasy writers of all time.