Fun fantasy story with great characters. Sophie is a young girl who is cursed to be an old lady, by the Witch of the Waste. She goes to live in the infamous moving castle with Howl the wizard, his apprentice Michael, and the fire demon Calcifer. Sophie helps out with cleaning, with predicaments and also Howl's temper tantrums. You see that Sophie is falling in love with Howl, though she never says it, but she's jealous of Howl's attempts to court other ladies. The ending climax all comes at once and it has some unexpected twists that I liked. The Miyazaki Hayao movie version of this story is one of my favorites, but this original book was very enjoyable!