![]() Their new life is full of the surreal and unexpected, and there are several crazy new rules to master-not least by Gwendolen who must learn to channel her astonishing powers for good instead of mischief as she forever seems determined to do!Ĭhrestomanci is a truly original creation, and Charmed Life introduces this dandy nine-lived enchanter-the king of the regal dressing gown-and his associated colourful characters in a story of pace and substance, twists and turns, treachery and bravado. Orphans Eric Chant (nicknamed Cat) and his sister Gwendolen, a gifted witch, are whisked away to live in a castle with Chrestromanci, a much-revered man of magic, wealth and mysterious ways. The adventure begins in a strange and not-quite contemporary England that is still peppered with paddle steamers, horse-drawn carriages and girls wearing petticoats. ![]() Winner of the Guardian Award for Children's Books, Charmed Life has been a favourite escape to parallel fantastical worlds since 1977, and remains refreshingly captivating and reassuringly addictive in its latest paperback edition with a wonderful new jacket illustration. Every journey has a first step.And so it is with the magical "Worlds of Chrestomanci" which English fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones began so many years ago with her own episode one- Charmed Life. ![]()
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