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Malise, the Witch of Clatteringshaws lives in a disused Ladies Convenience at the end of a coach park in Caledonia overlooking Loch Grieve (inhabited by Hobyahs and a monster). In the prologue to the story, Malise discovers a newborn infant in the rubbish bin in the coach park. Down in London Simon Battersea has inherited the throne of England and although accompanied by his friend Dido he is not happy with his lot. On hearing of other possible claimants to the throne and that the Witch may be able to help her, Dido departs to Scotland to follow the clues. Meanwhile England is invaded by the Saxon Wends and Simon also goes northwards with his army; all participants being reluctant to fight, the situation is resolved by a game of Hnefatefl between Simon and the Wendish leader (Simon wins). Everyone meets up in Clatteringshaws. Dido is successful in her hunt for a legitimate heir - Piers Crackenthorpe (the 'Woodlouse' thought to be drowned in the moat of Fogrum Hall in Midwinter Nightingale) and Simon hands over the realm with relief. Simon and Dido are free to live their own lives as they wish.
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"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)
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"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)
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.
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0224070290
- ISBN 13 9780224070294
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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