The Witch of Clatteringshaws

The Witch of Clatteringshaws lives in Scotland in a disused Ladies Convenience - not at all convenient, the plumbing having long been smashed. In London, Simon Battersea, unhappily settled on the throne of England, is forced to live in St Jame's Palace with his good friend, Dido Twite. Never has Joan Aiken's wild imagination been more in evidence as Dido, travelling north to investigate a false claimant to the throne, is confronted by abandoned children, monsters and murderers, while Simon has to defend his country against invading Wends. Their instinct to go north is a good one for it is the witch, Malise, who provides the key to everyone's troubles in a wonderfully swift and extravagant climax. This is a tremendous read and a truly satisfying ending to the Dido and Simon saga.

ISBN 0099464063   Pages 160 ISBN13 9780099464068 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 142 Publisher Random House Children's Publishers UK   Published in London Imprint Red Fox   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 134 Publication date 05 Jan 2006   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 823.914   Academic level Children DEWEY edition DC22   Interest age from 9 to 11

"* '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 beeninvented to describe the books in this series... what they are, first and foremost, is fun' - Phjilip Ardagh, Observer * 'To the last, energy and invention show no sign of flapping' - Jan Mark, TES"

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