Changes in the adaptation that aren't in the first book are in this sequel.
Still has issues discussed before but I enjoyed reading it.Īlso, and I have no actual evidence to back me up here, I am convinced the team that made the Howls Moving Castle movie read this book as well and that it influenced the story.
(Reread edit: I am changing my rating from 2 to 3 stars because I enjoyed this book quite a bit on this read thru. Jones tells a cracking story without any pretention, obscuring, or artistic embellishment so often found in current books. If you like Prachett's Discworld, or a more - restrained, might be the word - Xanth, by Piers Anthony, you will definitely enjoy this book. I don't know how I missed her all these years. The plot twists are numerous - a couple of which I never saw coming - the characters are unique and amusing and I do enjoy Jones' matter-of-fact writing. It is indeed set in the same world as Howl's castle, which does make an appearance. Still, I became enmeshed in the adventures of Abdulluh (there's a title that wouldn't be misleading!) and ended up finishing it the same day. Not a particular fan of Arabian nights, but after ascertaining I had the right book, I read on for a bit, expecting the Castle to show up. I was sure it was Aladdin or Arabian Nights (not an impossibility I often click on the wrong book in Kindle). Send an email to the CAMRA branch with your updates.I don't think it's a spoiler to say that when I began reading this, I stopped to look at the title again and make sure it was Howl's Moving Castle, #2. The New Castle is in Nottingham City Council's Sneinton Market Conservation Area and has an entry on Nottingham Civic Society's Draft Local Heritage List (09 December 2013), which notes that the building was built in 1923 and was designed by architects WB Starr & Hall. Note the impressive wooden-beam barrel-hoist in the rear bar to give access to the cellars beneath.
Presumably the cave callars pre-date the inter-war rebuild. MNU1063), which have been lovingly re-opened by landlady Judith Birkett and her team. It seems likely that the pub brewed its own beer on site, as it has a well in the double-storey cellars (Cave Ref. The current name reflects the proprietor's past association with the nearby pub, the Nottingham Castle, now known as the Nottingham Legend.Ī Shipstone's house for a long while, it was then acquired by Barnsley's Oakwell Brewery, which sadly closed in 2013.Ī beerhouse during the Victorian and early 20th century periods, in 1864 the publican was R.J. The name Lamp derived from the old nickname for the pub, the Red-Light House because of the red lamp above the front door at night. The name changed and was the Lamp for many years before recently becoming the New Castle. Originally the Smith's Arms, this pub is an inter war rebuild of an earlier pub of the same name (Whitworth 2010). A genuine traditional back street local, complete with its own caves. Rear conservatory makes the most of any sunshine and can double as a meeting room. Refurbished and re-opened in September 2015.
Former Oakwell Brewery pub, which closed in June 2013, but now independently owned.