Ep 444 - Charmed Life (Chrestomanci #1), by Diana Wynne Jones

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Ep 444 - Charmed Life (Chrestomanci #1), by Diana Wynne Jones

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Is Chrestomanci a type of magic? A government office? A person? Find out in the first of Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci novels. Join us for a discussion of the nine-lived Cat and his sister Gwendolyn, magical pranks, and mystical multiverses.Looking for more DWJ? Check out Ep 201 - Howl's Moving Castle.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

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Nov 9, 2020

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Ep 444 - Charmed Life (Chrestomanci #1), by Diana Wynne Jones

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