Charmed Life
$18.12
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 December 2025
Summary
“One of the wittiest, sharpest children’s fantasies ever written” – Katherine Rundell
Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones classic award-winning favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits!
Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen, for he has no talent for magic at al…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008718879 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008718873 |
| Author: | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
| Series: | The Chrestomanci Series |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“One of the wittiest, sharpest children’s fantasies ever written” – Katherine Rundell
“…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
“Truly magical – guaranteed to leave you gasping – even hotter than Potter”
The Bookseller
“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
About The Author
Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) spent her childhood in Essex and began writing fantasy novels for children in the 1970s. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she enthralled generations of children and adults with her work. 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.
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