Thisentrancingclassicfantasynovelisfilledwithsurprisesateveryturn.Aninternationalbestseller,thismuch-lovedbookisthesourcefortheAcademyAwardnomineeforBestAnimatedFeature.Sophiehasthegreatmisfortuneofbeingtheeldestofthreedaughters,destinedtofailmiserablyshouldsheeverleavehometoseekherfate.ButwhensheunwittinglyattractstheireoftheWitchoftheWaste,Sophiefindsherselfunderahorridspellthattransformsherintoanoldlady.Heronlychanceatbreakingitliesintheever-movingcastleinthehills:theWizardHowl’scastle.Tountangletheenchantment,SophiemusthandletheheartlessHowl,strikeabargainwithafiredemon,andmeettheWitchoftheWastehead-on.Alongtheway,shediscoversthatthere’sfarmoretoHowl--andherself--thanfirstmeetstheeye.Inthisgiantjigsawpuzzleofafantasy,peopleandthingsareneverquitewhattheyseem.Destiniesareintertwined,identitiesexchanged,loversconfused.TheWitchhasplacedaspellonHowl.Doesthecluetobreakingitlieinafamouspoem?AndwhatwillhappentoSophieHatterwhensheentersHowl’scastle?AllfansofclassicfantasybooksdeservethepleasureofreadingthosebyDianaWynneJones,whoseacclaimincludedtheWorldFantasyAwardforLifeAchievement.AsNeilGaimanstated,shewas“quitesimplythebestwriterforchildrenofhergeneration.“ThethreebooksintheWorldofHowlare:Howl’sMovingCastleCastleintheAirHouseofManyWaysOtherbelovedseriesfromDiannaWynneJonesincludetheChroniclesofChrestomanciandtheDalemarkQuartet.
