The Witch of Clatteringshaws - Hardcover

Aiken, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385732260 ISBN 13: 9780385732260

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 2005

Synopsis

Dido Twite travels to Scotland and, aided by Woodlouse and by Father Sam's cousin Malise, the Witch of Clatteringshaws, seeks another heir to the throne who can relieve her friend Simon of the burden of being king of England.

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Review:

"Dido, a child Odysseus, is one of the great fictional heroines" (Amanda Craig The Times)

"What I relish in particular is the swiftness of the telling, the vigour with which brilliant moments of perception seem to be imporvised in the sheer delight of the onward rush of the story" (Philip Pullman)

""Quirky" is a word which could have been invented to describe the books in this series . . . What they are, first and foremost, is fun" (Philip Ardagh Observer)

"To the last, energy and invention show no sign of flapping" (Jan Mark TES)

"Brilliant in its own right, The Witch of Clatteringshaws is also a wholly satisfying ending to Joan Aiken's long-running and original saga of Dido Twite and her friend Simon Battersea" (Julia Eccleshare Guardian)

Book Description:

The last book in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (James III) saga. Simon Battersea, now King of England, is not happy with his lot but his old friend, Dido Twite, anxious to release him from his royal duties, sets off to Scotland in search of another heir to the throne. Enlisting the help of the Witch of Clatteringshaws, she fulfills her mission. A satisfying end to an epic series of books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0385732260
• ISBN 13: 9780385732260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 131