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Her book howls moving castle was made into an academy awardnominated major animated feature by hayao miyazaki. A magical arabian nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, diana wynne jones. Diana s been my friend since about 1985, but i was a fan of hers since i read charmed life in about 1978, aged 17. She was born to richard aneurin and marjorie jones who both were teachers by profession. In a career spanning four decades, awardwinning author diana wynne jones 1934. Pdf deep secret book by diana wynne jones free download. Apr 25, 20 deep secret is wildly imaginative and is a page turner in true diana wynne jones fashion, but i still did not like it. She received the world fantasy lifetime achievement award in 2007. Diana wynne joness entrancing, classic fantasy novel is filled with surprises at every turn. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 252 pages and is available in paperback format. Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. Rupert does explain some aspects, but theres plenty of instances where i just had to roll with it. Diana wynne jones 16 august 1934 26 march 2011 was a british novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. Diana wynne jones was born in august 1934 in london, where she had a chaotic and unsettled childhood against the background of world war ii.
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