Per typical Jones, simple seeming writing belies a plot that gradually grows thick as a vegetable patch with secrets both familial and magical that, by the ending, blooms into a hornets' nest of chaos and mind-bending complexity. There is a reason why the Garth Nix says of it "a great book from Diana Wynne Jones, which means, of course, another classic British fantasy. I loved it." You, and the characters, may have to take your glasses off to see Jones paying tribute to another great British author, but more I cannot say for fear of spoilers. Will say, however, that there is never a dull moment at Melstone House and its field-of-care, which encapsulates so much of Jones' trademark humor.
Happy days to Andrew Hope & Stashe, Aidan Cain, Tarquin, Rolf, Groil, Shaun, Trixie, and the unrelated Mr. and Mrs. Stock.
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