New Release: Enchanted Glass

I think Enchanted Glass is maybe the fifteenth Diana Wynne Jones book I've read and it's definitely one of my favorites.  I would even say top five after the first two Chrestomanci books, Howl's Moving Castle and House of Many Ways.  It has everything I like most about her books -- magic in everyday situations, positive family (and adopted family) relationships and a bit of danger.

Andrew Hope inherits his grandfather's home but doesn't realize that with it he also inherits a "field-of-care" -- a magical parcel of land containing his home and the local town.  After the arrival of young Aidan, a runaway orphan who is being chased by mysterious beings, Andrew has to remember things he learned as a child but subsequently forgot and try to figure out how to protect this young boy and all of the citizens of Melstone from the shady Mr. Brown.

I couldn't read this book fast enough.  And yet, I regret reading it as fast as I did because it was wonderful and comforting -- like most DWJ books!  I wasn't totally in love with the last one I read, The Game, but this one shows that she is still a skilled storyteller.  As soon as it is out in paperback, I'm going to be buying my own copy (although I may cave in and buy the beautiful UK hardcover)!

And I am sending my best wishes to the author as she is currently battling cancer.  I truly hope she is able to recover and create more of her amazing stories for years to come.

Hoping this magical world really exists somewhere,
K


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