Diana Wynn Jones draws inspiration from the world of Howl in this part, capturing the atmosphere of One Thousand and One Nights, creating for us the character of Abdullah the carpet merchant who spends his boring time in daydreams full of movement, colors, scents, and good luck! Although this part was published four years after the release of Howl's Castle, we move with it through time, just as Abdullah moves on his magic carpet, to live in the enchanting world of nights, jinn, and "blue" fairies, and the wishes that the jinn grants after effort and perseverance! The author does not forget what she started in the first part with talking about failure. Abdullah believes, as much as Sophie believed, in his unfortunate luck, so he resorts to daydreams, filling them with everything his hand did not reach in real life. The title hints at dreams that do not come true because they lack a solid foundation, like the castle hanging in the air. But Abdullah's dreams took him far away, suddenly transferring him from the desert world to the atmosphere of Howl's land. In this journey, Abdullah changes, just as Sophie changed before him, striving diligently to turn his daydreams into a reality full of movement, colors, scents, and good luck! Every journey becomes a step toward happiness, and every dream turns into a stone building a monument. Who said dreams do not build castles?! Number of pages: 296 Publisher: Takween Publications, Publication date: 2022 Language of the book: Arabic
