Earwig does not want to leave the orphanage she has lived at since a baby. She can get everybody to do whatever she wants there. Unfortunately, the day comes when she is taken home by Bella Yaga, a witch, and The Mandrake. There she is to be Bella Yaga's assistant. Earwig however does not want to just clean up the messes and fetch the supplies, she wants to be a true assistant learning magic.
I love Diane Wynne Jones' books. Unfortunately, this was the last book she wrote before her death last year. I wonder if she completed it before her death as it has a very rushed ending with an epilogue that jumps forward in time. I wonder if she meant to flesh out the story, but was unable to.
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