5/14: more ibbotson

I have to write a conference paper over the few weeks on two of Eva Ibbotson's novels (The Dragonfly Pool and A Company of Swans).  To get myself in the mood I started listening to another one of her novels (Magic Flutes) on my iPod.  It was a very welcome accompaniment to my dusting-of-the-blinds this morning.  And it is fun to find some of Ibbotson's favorite themes, details, and plot points in a new arrangement.