A Truly Hilarious Fantasy of Wizards and Magic

A hugely imaginative and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones.

Informationen zum Autor DIANA WYNNE JONES was born in August 1934 in London, where she had a chaotic and unsettled childhood against the background of World War II. The family moved around a lot, finally settling in rural Essex. As children, Diana and her two sisters were deprived of a good, steady supply of books by a father, 'who could beat Scrooge in a meanness contest'. So, armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable quest for good books to read, she decided that she would have to write them herself. Klappentext Diana Wynne Jones has been writing children's fantasy since 1973. This is about a Goon: a being who melts into the foreground and sticks there! Zusammenfassung A hugely imaginative and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy! Diana Wynne Jones.

Autorentext

DIANA WYNNE JONES was born in August 1934 in London, where she had a chaotic and unsettled childhood against the background of World War II. The family moved around a lot, finally settling in rural Essex. As children, Diana and her two sisters were deprived of a good, steady supply of books by a father, 'who could beat Scrooge in a meanness contest'. So, armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable quest for good books to read, she decided that she would have to write them herself.

Klappentext

Diana Wynne Jones has been writing children's fantasy since 1973. This is about a Goon: a being who melts into the foreground and sticks there!

Zusammenfassung
A hugely imaginative and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones.