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A Junior Library Guild Selection and Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children.

-A literary treasure.---Philip Pullman

-My happiest discovery this year.---Los Angeles Times

The complete collection of twenty-four charming and magical Armitage family stories. Includes a prelude by the author and introductions from Garth Nix and Lizza Aiken.

"Among the stories collected in this omnibus, are some of the very first Joan Aiken stories that I ever fell in love with, starting with the title story 'The People in the Castle, ' which is a variation on the classic tales of fairy wives."--Kelly Link

" A] haunting and wondrous book."--Emily Nordling, Tor.com

"This short story collection, edited by Aiken's daughter Lizza and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist Kelly Link, compiles tales of the surreal and supernatural suited for an adult audience."--Ryan Porter, Toronto Star

"Sprightly but...

In der Geschichte »Stiller Schnee, heimlicher Schnee« erzählt der Amerikaner Conrad Aiken (1889-1973) von einem zwölfjährigen Jungen, der morgens erwacht, wenn er den Briefträger am Ende der Straße von Haus zu Haus gehen hört. Eines Tages befindet sich der Briefträger schon mitten in der Straße. Alle Geräusche sind gedämpft, als wäre Schnee gefallen. Täglich hört er den Briefträger jetzt später, als wüchse der Schnee unaufhörlich, in dem der Junge allmählich verschwindet. Einfach, poetisch, erschreckend schildert Aiken den Beginn einer Schizophrenie.

Fifteen-year-old Essence Imani Harris can't believe it. Her parents have both been called to a fifteen-month military deployment to fight the war in Afghanistan. She, her older brother, and younger sister must leave their home and friends in San Antonio, Texas to live with their aunt and uncle in Mississippi. Essence, nicknamed CeCe, wrestles with this change and the physical separation from both parents. After moving in with their aunt and uncle, the siblings begin to build lives for themselves in Mississippi. CeCe learns her aunt may be infertile, and the couple desperately want children...