THE OGRE DOWNSTAIRS

By Diana Wynne Jones

Synopsis

Casper, Johnny and Gwinny get a big shock when their mother marries the Ogre. The Ogre is large and stern and not at all interested in children, although this doesn't prevent him from adding his own two awful sons, Douglas and Malcolm, to the family mix, which can lead to only one thing – war!

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Narrator	Tony Lister
Length	6hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	617203
Publisher	HarperCollins Ltd

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