More of a children's/YA book thant I realised when I picked it up, and an inventive concoction of Dickens, CS Lewis, The Wizard of Oz, Wonderland and the Phantom Tollbooth (James Thurber's Story of O' is cited by the author as an influence, but I haven't read that so can't comment). a young person goes on a journey testing her resolve and presenting moral challenges into a fantasty world where the letter 'D' has been stolen by the evil Gamp. along the way many odd characters are encountered and quandaries have to be overcome. I enjoyed the part set in the real world far more than the Wonderland/Oz section, and I'll keep it to see if Ella and Amy would be interested, but it might be a little young for them. Said the 48 year old.
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