House of Many Ways

Book by Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways First US editionAuthorDiana Wynne JonesIllustratorTim StevensCover artistCover designers include John Rocco, Nina Tara, Duncan Smith, Marie-Alice Harel, and Paul Zakris.LanguageEnglishSeriesHowl's CastleSubjectWhen Charmain is asked to housesit for Great-Uncle William, the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, only to find that his house is much more than it seems.GenreFantasy, young adult literaturePublisherGreenwillow BooksPublication date7 June 2008 (USA)Publication placeGreat BritainMedia typeHardbackPages335ISBN978-0-06-147795-9 (United States hardback)OCLC175053441LC ClassPZ7.J684 Hq 2008Preceded byCastle in the Air House of Many Ways is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones. The story is set in the same world as Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air. Summary Charmain Baker has had no experience with household chores. She was assigned to care for the house of her relative, William, who is also the Royal Wizard of Norland, and the house contains spatial and temporal anomalies. Though she is supposed to clean up the mess William has left the house in, Charmain knows next to not