The Chrestomanci Series (1) €” Charmed Life"One of the wittiest, sharpest childrens fantasies ever written" Katherine RundellGlorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones classic award winning favourite, featuring Chrestomanci now a book with extra bits! Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen, for he has no talent for magic at

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complemented by an informative array of timelines and box features

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Jane Boston is Senior Voice Practitioner and Head of Artistic Research and Development at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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